Novus Ordo Watch Needs Improvement

 

I remember Novus Ordo Watch circa 2018-2022. While a few of their articles had a repetitive nature, visiting the blog was pretty much a guaranteed blast. Novus Ordo Watch provided defenses against many of the most common arguments against sedevacantism. Their commentary against the Novus Ordo Church was either cutting edge or useful for everybody. 

Perhaps this had something to do with the influence of Jorge Bergoglio. The sixth apostate had a significant amount of energy. This meant that there was always something to comment upon or complain about.

To be fair Novus ordo watch was never a perfect website, but at the time there was enough fresh stuff to keep it going even if some of the topics became a bit repetitive for long time readers of the blog. 

The quality of the website started to drop however as Frankie lost his health and stamina. Novus Ordo Watch had a brief breeze of vitality with Bob Prevost, but this breeze has faded away nevertheless. 

Now, the majority of articles (and podcasts too) repeat themselves, talking almost exclusively about the next points: 

+ The Novus Ordo Church naturalizes the Gospel by focusing on the material needs of man 

+ A German Bishop promoted blasphemous art in a Cathedral 

+ The SSPX and akin groups can't resist the “Pope” if they insist on their validity 

+ Novus ordo bishop approves of rainbow people / adultery / ecumenism 

+ Ecumenical meeting in some random place in the world

+ Rinse and Repeat refutations of the same arguments against sedevacantism that were used in the past. 

Considering the age of the blog as it appears today (14 years), I think it's time to talk about some new things. 

I think many of the people who want answers regarding sedevacantism would benefit if the following topics were talked about:

1: Whether the sede bishops can be said to have supplied jurisdiction 

2: Whether the orders of the sede bishops are valid or not 

3: Which groups who reject the Vatican 2 Pope's are nevertheless not Catholic (cough cough the Palmarian Church)

4: Arguments against newer attacks towards sedevacantism. 

5: Articles on the basics of Ecclesiology & The 4 Marks of the Church 

This is the kind of information we would all benefit from.

Ignoring controversies between the different individuals who hold to the sedevacantist doctrine isn't productive and it reminds me of those Muslims who try to get new converts by lying about the politically incorrect aspects of their religion. 

Let's also not forget the You Tube Videos. Casual conversations about theological matters often take a lot of time but offer little information to the viewer. More concise, well prepared documentaries like the ones produced by Catholic Crusader Films would be an improvement for the blog. 

In short, Novus Ordo Watch has huge potential, but it remains stuck with the same discussions of the past. If this situation doesn't improve, this website will inevitably become a sedevacantist slop machine.