I came across this piece titled, An Open Letter to Traditional Catholics by some guy called Steve Kellmeyer. It is … different, like a transsexual is different. In his affable and condescending manner, Kellmeyer lectures traditional Catholics on why they are not traditional, and why they never will be traditional barring complete civilisational collapse. And that is because Kellmeyer believes that being a traditional Catholic means wanting to go back in time about 800 or so years. Which is news to me, although I am pretty handy with a throwing axe; I have the pockmarked and splintered side of the barn and a permanently emotionally scarred border collie to prove that.
Kellmeyer is wrong and quite obviously a retard, but his fatuous opinions on this matter do raise a valid point, in that I find myself compelled to define my views and opinions on what it means to be a traditional Catholic. So allow me to pontificate somewhat, with the underlying caveat that these are my opinions which may deviate somewhat from other traditional Catholics.
However, one point I think is fundamental to traditional Catholicism today. It is my studied opinion that if you do not accept the following viewpoint then you cannot in good faith refer to yourself as a traditional Catholic.
A traditional Catholic is a Catholic who fundamentally rejects the sin of modernism and who does his best to live his life accordingly.
How does that work in practice? Well, the two main areas where the evil of modernism raises its ugly head are the Church itself and societal norms. Therefore, a traditional Catholic rejects Vatican II and all of its works, and he does his best to attend the traditional Latin mass performed by validly ordained priests. This more or less eliminates Trad Inc from the equation.
As far as modernist societal norms are concerned, a traditional Catholic rejects all of them. These include but are not limited to; feminism, equality, diversity, acceptance of homosexuality, abortion, no fault divorce, contraception, IVF, usury, free trade, unchecked capitalism, communism, socialism, marxism and any of the other isms while we’re at it, climate change, women voting, anything that takes power away from the husband as the head of the family, childcare, government assistance or welfare, personal income tax, uncontrolled immigration, pickup culture and sex before or outside of marriage, immigration without racial profiling, separation of Church and state, freedom of religion, women’s sports, and Christmas songs which do not reference Christianity.
There’s probably a bunch others but I’m sure you can all remind me of the ones that I have missed.
Now I shall get personal. For myself, I consider the following attributes, habits, attitudes, and opinions to be invaluable and an intrinsic part of what makes me a traditional Catholic.
A daily prayer routine that includes the Rosary, the Angelus, various novenas depending on the time of year, and general meditation with God.
Periodic fasting tied to the original Catholic calendar.
A healthy distrust of technology. To whit, I try to keep things as analog as possible. I will never own any device that can lock me out or be locked out, such as smart fridges, door locks, heating etc. I hope to never purchase a vehicle with a manufacture date later than 2014. I read my books via paper. I listen to my music with large disks that spin around. I heat my home with wood that I cut myself. I grow a vegetable garden and save seeds for the following season. I raise, slaughter, butcher and process animals. I get my clothes repaired.
I support local food producers and often barter with them for their produce with my own. I have a very healthy distrust of the medical industrial industry, I do not take any drugs or vitamins, and I do not have a family doctor. I last visited a dentist 11 years ago.
But I also use the internet, listen to music via Spotify, and sometimes watch films on a streaming channel. In other words, I am careful with modern technology. I pick and choose what I use and what I consume with care and deliberation, and I always reserve the right to change my mind based on new information.
Oh, and lots of kids, with a godly woman who worships the pants off you. As many kids as God gifts you. Try to school them at home, educate them to the wicked ways of the world, teach them adversity, help them into a way to support themselves, and actively help them to marry wisely. Above all else, cultivate in them a love and fear of God that they will carry into adulthood.
Most of all, have the courage of your convictions.
So that is my broad look at what it means to be a traditional Catholic. Feel free to disagree with me, agree with me, throw money at me, you know the drill. God bless you men of good will.
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