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[Anonymous No.12358219]

Ask a first year seminary student anything.

[Anonymous No.12358224]

>>/x/

[Anonymous No.12358237]

>>12358219
How difficult is it?
Is knowing Latin & Greek a requirement?

[Anonymous No.12358269]

>>12358237
It's fairly rigorous. I studied STEM at a middling university and matriculated after graduation. First years at my school take a courseload similar in volume to the one I had at uni (though far different in content, obviously). I come from a big Catholic family, so this was always in the cards for me.

We're drilled in both during the first two years, so it isn't an introductory requirement. They're very classicist when it comes to understanding things like the Latin rite, however, so it's pretty foundational. A few guys I know came in with intermediate knowledge of both, but that's by no means the norm.

[Anonymous No.12358326]

>>12358219
/pol/ just get off fug NOW.

[Anonymous No.12358334]

>>12358224
kek

[Anonymous No.12358350]

>>12358219
Are you a pedo? Do you know any pedos? Have you ever had sex?

[Anonymous No.12358365]

>>12358219
Does your dioceses provide a monthly stipend? If so, how much?

[Anonymous No.12358373]

>>12358269
Is the "traddening" actually happening, or is it a meme? Also how Aquinas-heavy is your seminary? Are you in an order?

[Anonymous No.12358375]

>>12358219
What's your day like ?
What do you read/study ?
What are some things you used to do but now you can't anymore if there are any ?
Why do you come here knowing this is a place of temptation, sin and blasphemy ?

[Anonymous No.12358377]

>>12358269
Which order?

[Anonymous No.12358380]

whens the last time you j*rked off

[Anonymous No.12358391]

What do you think of young Sophia Loren?

[Anonymous No.12358403]

what are you doing on 4chan lol

[Anonymous No.12358405]

>>12358269
I'm pretty sure I know which seminary your attending, have they dropped the French/Portuguese requirement yet?

[Anonymous No.12358412]

>>12358377
A vast majority of priests are secular, they don't join a order.

[Anonymous No.12358436]

>>12358269
England? If so, do you happen to know Ampleforth College? I was educated there, we had quite a few pedo priests there.

[Anonymous No.12358442]

>>12358219
What denomination are you?

[Anonymous No.12358450]

When will you start corrupting innocent young novices at your local monastery?

[Anonymous No.12358462]

How difficult is matriculation compared to graduation? By which I mean, how certain is it that you will graduate and become an ordained priest once you're accepted into seminary?

[Anonymous No.12358466]

Those who LARP here as radical catholic traditionalists, provided they're decent people who actually hold some affinity toward their statements, should enter seminary. All the fun of shit posting on /lit/ but in real life. I say better to have someone lacking in faith that wants to restore the Church to her historical glory, better to have megalomaniacal aspirations for the papacy than be some tepid lukewarm catholic pressured into this position by family or degenerate sexual inclinations. Make no mistake, we'll make the Vatican great again. Stop at nothing. Bring the inquisition back. Resolutely denounce Protestantism as damnable heresy once and for all. Latin Mass only. Expand the Papal State to her former territorial glory. The possibilities are limitless. Now's the time to join, heads are rolling in scandal and promotions will be in order in another decade or less. The righteous have nothing to fear.

[Anonymous No.12358478]

>>12358466
I, too, just rewatched The Young Pope.

[Anonymous No.12358484]

>>12358466
t. Pius XIII

[Anonymous No.12358494]

>>12358466
Lol you ain't doing shit.

[Anonymous No.12358496]

When are you coming out of the closet?

[Anonymous No.12358498]

>>12358373
>Is the "traddening" actually happening
Not op, It's very dependent on the country, It isn't in places like Italy or Spain because the bishops are heavily repressing it but In France and Belgium they essentially run the place.

[Anonymous No.12358502]

>>12358498
Gilets jaunes de merde, based priest

[Anonymous No.12358528]

>>12358498
>Belgium
Sadly The Ultra Traditionalist Fraternity of Holy Apostles of Brussells were so fucking successful they got shut down because they were attracting priests from all over Europe causing a Catholic brain drain which angered the everliving shit out of Germany.

Catholic politics are absolutely fucking insane and make Game of Thrones look like child's play.

[Anonymous No.12358549]

>>12358502

[Anonymous No.12358550]

>all these questions and so little answers
You'll be a great priest buddy.

[Anonymous No.12358554]

>>12358498
Bishops are against it in France too, except for some like Mgr Rey in the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon. In the archdiocese of Rennes (to take an example I am familiar with) the archbishop fucking hates trads, I stopped following the scene long ago but my understanding is that has something to do eg with why the ICK has had such trouble in Rennes even though their parish is the only canonically regular alternative to the SSPX there.

https://www.breizh-info.com/2016/06/16/45008/rennes-mgr-dornellas-leveche-rompent-convention-linstitut-christ-roi

The only reason the traddening is particularly successful in France is because outside of western Paris the NO parishes have 75-year-old priests with congregations of several dozen pensioners and a liturgy and mentality stuck in the 1970s, while the trad parishes are multigenerational and actually offer something different from "the world".

[Anonymous No.12358562]

>>12358550
Kek

[Anonymous No.12358580]

>>12358219
I just have 2 questions
>1
What books do they let you read? I remember my priests telling me books like Harry Potter are bad because "muh sorcery", I mean, yes, they're shitty books, but because they're poorly written, not because it has "ocultism" or that kind of shit, so, again, which books are you allowed to read there?
>2
Be honest, do you want to become the next Pope?

[Anonymous No.12358583]

>>12358528
Tfw bumped into Père Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine in very strange circumstances — I was suicidally depressed, was crossing the parvis du Louvre and recognised him from my grandmother's "Famille chrétienne" and "Figaro Magazine" issues. I asked him if it was indeed him and before I'd even had the time to told him I'd become an atheist, he blessed me. The really weird fucking thing is that, in that couple of minutes, his demeanour was such that he made me feel like bumping into me had made his day, like he'd been waiting a long time to meet me.

[Anonymous No.12358606]

>>12358583
T'es abonné à Valeurs actuelles aussi? lol

Joking aside, my godfather is a pretty based priest in Alsace, the bon vivant type.

[Anonymous No.12358634]

>>12358606
Quand même pas. :^)

When I listen to Fr Michel-Marie he actually makes me want to believe again, even though I intellectually cannot. He has a very positive view of faith with his emphasis on God's love and mercy, whereas for me, although it did enchant the world (as Max Weber would say), it was a great source of anxiety owing to the possibility of eternal damnation for playing with me benis.

[Anonymous No.12358651]

>>12358219
No offense, but what are you doing on 4chan?

[Anonymous No.12358671]

>>12358554
I've heard some pretty interesting things coming out of Britain, apparently the younger priests are so reactionary they've threatened hospital staff, called for action against the BBC and publicly challenge bishops.

[Anonymous No.12358680]

Which one are you OP?

[Anonymous No.12358683]

>>12358680
clearly the one with the laptop

[Anonymous No.12358705]

>>12358550
kek

[Anonymous No.12358715]

>>12358219
Is the recent flurry of grand jury investigations being discussed with trepidation, or are they going full "gay mafia" in a way to dispel the scandal.

[Anonymous No.12358731]

>>12358680
Only people who looks righteous is the chink sitting by himself, perhaps some of the other people in his row, and the two people behind him. This is why more /lit/ posters need to enter. Most of these sad individuals aren't thinking about restoring the church. They're partly responsible for the decline.

[Anonymous No.12358773]

>>12358224

ayyy lmao

[Anonymous No.12358867]

>>12358731
>Most of these sad individuals aren't thinking about restoring the church.
Tell me how you know so much about people who are complete strangers to you.

[Anonymous No.12358925]

Are there any other priests or priests in training browsing /lit/? May you answer our questions?

[Anonymous No.12358948]

>>12358634
>even though I intellectually cannot
Who cares? Become a Catholic because you know it's right.
>>12358671
Yeah, it's surreal that the traditionalists are now the young radicals and the old guard are the ones who want to be fast and loose with the Church.

[Anonymous No.12358987]

>>12358219
Phi Grad student here:

Thoughts on Heidegger? Thoughts on Vatican 2? Thoughts on Dorothy Day? Thoughts on Plato's Symposium? Thoughts on Robert Barron? Thoughts on James Martin?

[Anonymous No.12359024]

>>12358219
>AMA
>doesn't answer

I don't think this is what the imitation of Christ meant, OP...

[Anonymous No.12359086]

>>12358375
>What do you read/study ?
It really isn't that different from what you'll see amateur theologians on /lit/ recommend; the Church fathers + doctors of the Church, canon law, medieval history, etc.

OP mentioned he didn't study a relevant field prior, so he's probably also studying philosophy (Aristotle, Descartes, etc).

[Anonymous No.12359676]

>>12358219
What are you thoughts on people holding different beliefs to Catholicism? People who believe in say, Lutheranism, Sunni Islam, or even Buddhism?

[Anonymous No.12359745]

>>12358219
>Ask a first year seminary student anything.
Are you ever going to answer any of these questions?

[Anonymous No.12359758]

>>12358680
They should all be expelled

[Anonymous No.12359765]

>>12358466
>"If The Arbiter of the Universe merits abbreviation (“TAofU”), Nature or Nature’s God has a much greater case. A propeller escapes awkwardness, and singularity compacts its invocation. NoNG, Nong, No — surely, no. These terms tilt into NoNGod and precipitate a decision. The ‘God of Nature or (perhaps simply) Nature’ is Gnon, whose Name is the abyss of unknowing (epoche), necessarily tolerated in the acceptance of Reality.
>Gnon is no less than reality, whatever else is believed. Whatever is suspended now, without delay, is Gnon. Whatever cannot be decided yet, even as reality happens, is Gnon. If there is a God, Gnon nicknames him. If not, Gnon designates whatever the ‘not’ is. Gnon is the Vast Abrupt, and the crossing. Gnon is the Great Propeller."

[Anonymous No.12359767]

>>12359758
Why? For smiling for a photo?

[Anonymous No.12359805]

>>12359767
For being well-adjusted to a crapworld like this one.

[Anonymous No.12359822]

>>12359805
Cringe

[Anonymous No.12359825]

>>12359805
It is ridiculous to assume that because they smiled for one instance in a group photo they somehow love the world and all its evil. Though it may be from fiction, Dostoevsky wrote it well when he said, "All the righteous, all the saints, all the holy martyrs were happy."

I do see where you are coming from, for after all the priesthood needs serious young men as you describe, but certainly a man can smile, can he not?

[Anonymous No.12359826]

>>12358219
I probably already know the answer, but: have you taken any vows yet? Which ones?

[Anonymous No.12359880]

What is the future of the Church like in Europe? As an American impression I get is that Christianity is dead in Europe.

[Anonymous No.12359973]

>>12359880
not OP (he's a faggot who abandoned his own thread), but europe is fucking ripe for some new nationalist movements. no doubt a return to "tradition" would be part of that. i see the church increasing.

[Anonymous No.12360185]

>>12358219
I'm an Ivy League student, studying math and physics - should I seriously drop out and join a seminary? I despise what this world has become and intended to become an officer in the military after graduating, but if it's true what's brewing with the young priests of today then maybe God has different plans for me

[Anonymous No.12360244]

>>12358219
Curious outsider here, do seminary-people have to be celibate? Are you going to do that?

Other anons can answer too.

[Anonymous No.12360251]

>>12358219
Having fun yet?

[Anonymous No.12360279]

>>12360185
Definitely do not drop out unless there is some extreme need to do so. The Church looks highly upon Seminarians who have previous collegiate studies and you will be viewed with more esteem in the Diocese in which you are assigned. If you drop out, you will have to prove to the seminary that you will not do the same there. That being said, once you complete your studies, certainly do not rule out the Holy Priesthood if you are so inclined to do so. Use the time you have at your institution to grow in virtue and I'm sure you will become a great man anon. The Church needs them.

[Anonymous No.12360308]

>>12360244
Seminarians are studying for the Priesthood and so they are assumed to not be married nor engaging in sexual relationships. At the same time though, I'm pretty sure some seminaries have programs for lay people in things like liturgical music, so in that case, the students could be married and engaging in relations with their spouses.


There are some exceptions if seminarians aren't in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. If you are a Byzantine Rite Catholic you can be married, though I believe you are supposed to find your wife before you are ordained. Could be wrong on that though.

[Anonymous No.12360328]

>>12360279
>>12360308
To clarify I'm not OP

[Anonymous No.12360329]

>>12360279
How's the young priesthood in America anon? Are there similar movements like in Europe? It doesn't matter to me if there are or not, I'll make them myself.

Thanks for the insights.

[Anonymous No.12360355]

>>12360329
(to clarify, not OP)

Funnily enough, the abuse crisis has spawned a new generation of Seminarians who are truly committed to the Catholic faith. I'm not going to say Seminaries are perfect, but they are certainly a much different type of priest than those of the Vatican II generation. I think there is much hope in sight if enough time is given.

Just to give an example, there is a priest in my diocese who became ordained after studying at Georgetown University and is now in charge of carrying out the Latin Mass in a few parishes. He is extremely well learned and I have nothing but respect for men like him who willingly give up what could have been a very comfortable career to provide for Christ and his Church in its time of need.

[Anonymous No.12360626]

how many cocks have you taken in your sweet little boypussy? please, PADREY, faver, tell me... please! for my.. absolution...

[Anonymous No.12360645]

>>12360185
well you're going to waste you talents either way, at least as a priest you can pretend that your virginity is a choice!

[Anonymous No.12360670]

>>12359825
disregard ortholarpers like him

[Anonymous No.12360755]

>>12359805
even that monk you posted is smiling

[Anonymous No.12360825]

>>12358478
Great series

[Anonymous No.12361761]

>>12360185
>but if it's true what's brewing with the young priests of today

You mean pedophilia? It's not news senpai

[Anonymous No.12361769]

>2019
>119 years after Nietzsche's death
>Still believing in imaginary friends

wew

[Anonymous No.12361783]

As soon as the parents of any given child are not religious, the chances of that kid of embracing any kind of religious thinking drop to near zero.

Religion is antinatural and irrational. It has to be indoctrinated into the minds of young kids or apprehended as a result of severe trauma.

[Anonymous No.12361794]

>>12358867
Eyes are the gateway to the soul.
Bodies show a lack of discipline.
They look morally weak to say the least.

[Anonymous No.12361808]

>>12360185
Yes.

[Anonymous No.12361826]

>>12358466
cringe but a little bit based