Question 93 – Is It Better To Stay And Do Home Church If The Latin Mass Is Too Far And The Local Novus Ordo Is Celebrated Disrespectfully?

Interview Organization: Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima
Interviewer Name: Christopher P. Wendt
Date: December 13, 2020
If the irreverences, heresies, or ambiguities in doctrine preached by a priest are dangerous, it’s better not to attend. In such cases, staying home is justified, similar to the Soviet period. The father should organize monthly trips to attend a worthy Mass, even if it requires sacrifices like long travel.
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Transcript:

It depends on the extent of the irreverences in that parish, I don't know the concrete situation. If the irreverences, heresies, or ambiguities in doctrine are dangerous, which the priest is preaching, then it's better not to go there. In this case, in the example that you gave, it is justified to just be at home just like what we did during the Soviet period when we had no place. 

The father of the family has to organize at least once a month a real trip to another place to attend a worthy Sunday Mass. Maybe he can seek a place somewhere nearby or another church in his region where at least a Novus Order mass or a Latin mass is celebrated worthily. 

So he has to seek this possibility and make the sacrifice of traveling. We traveled 70 miles for Sunday Mass. 70 miles in one direction and another in coming back. For me, it was one of the most beautiful experiences in my life: the trips to Sunday Mass. And then all your life you will be fascinated by its importance. In this case, I would suggest that the father should do this, even if he cannot do this every Sunday but at least once a month or twice depending on the distance.