Man, I want to cross-post this in full, but I’ll limit myself to my favorite sixteen of the forty-eight, and then you have to click through to read the rest. Absolutely spot-on. I wanna be whoever this Chris Jackson is when I grow up. (Please, Lord Jesus, let this guy be normal, or at least “crazy” in the good way.) The full list can and should function as an examination of conscience for anyone with a “Donate” button. Including especially yours truly. —AB
https://bigmodernism.substack.com/p/how-to-tell-if-you-are-trad-inc
If two months in, you are still not sure what to think about Leo XIV, after condemning Francis as soon as he was elected, you might be Trad Inc.
If you watch the LifeSite board stage a coup to oust John Henry-Westen for being too Trad Catholic, and say, “Well, they had to make money,” you might be Trad Inc.
If you made YouTube videos warning of Prevost as one of the worst case scenarios before the conclave, and 24 hours later you are praising him as a refreshing change, you might be Trad. Inc.
If you write articles praising Leo for dressing like a pope and chanting Latin while ignoring him telling new priests to say “for all” in the consecration, you might be Trad Inc.
If you bashed synodality for 10 years under Francis and now tell us Leo understands it differently and we need to be nuanced, you might be Trad Inc.
If you railed on Francis cutting a deal with the CCP but haven’t said a word as Leo continues to sell out Chinese Catholics you might be Trad Inc.
If you only tweet boldly about Vatican scandals after someone else does it first and you’ve checked your speaking calendar, you might be Trad Inc.
If you think fighting for Tradition is the hill to die on…until you saw the wine list in Rome, you might be Trad Inc.
If you warned us Francis would destroy the faith, but now say Leo’s “tone” is refreshing, you might be Trad Inc.
If you’ve ever said “prudential silence” when you meant “I like being invited to Rome,” you might be Trad Inc.
If you mocked Michael Voris as a hypocrite for criticizing every aspect of the Church except Francis and now you are doing the exact same thing, you might be Trad Inc.
If you rail against prosperity gospel preachers while monetizing docility, you might be Trad Inc.
If you believe Leo is restoring orthodoxy by continuing the exact policies of Francis, you might be Trad Inc.
If you went to war against Fiducia Supplicans under Francis, but you haven’t said a word since Leo reaffirmed it, you might be Trad Inc.
If you think Leo XIV is the solution to the crisis he’s actively perpetuating, you might be Trad Inc.
If you know deep down Leo is Francis in a nicer cassock, but it’s just not “financially strategic” to say that out loud, you might be Trad Inc.
Click through and ready the other THIRTY-TWO.
Chris Jackson (and I) hope it helps. 👍🏻
https://bigmodernism.substack.com/p/how-to-tell-if-you-are-trad-inc
