Catholics/Lumen Gentium. Resignation

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Dear Mr.Ruby

What has been the academic reaction to your proposal that Paul V1, in signing LG, thereby established a church different to that of the Mystical Body of Christ, and so effectively resigned his role as Universal Pastor, himself creating the vacant See?

Has their been any considered critique either pro or contra?

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Stephen

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I wish I could find some academic forum in which to present it.  Can you point me to a credible Catholic college where real Catholic teaching takes place instead of mere propaganda for the New Order (or else the SSPX party line for the case of its two or three colleges)?
At this point all I can do is put it "out there" and hope that any academically-minded persons could somehow stumble across it and find in it an explanation of the present situation.
As it is, many individual souls (of varying, but unknown-to-me education) have read it, and so far the only criticisms (apart from a very few constructive helpful points and thoughts, such as those you have sent me) have been from those who either don't "get it" at all, or else who are so steeped in some other "theory" as to be past considering any other alternatives.  From what I have seen, everyone who has read it and understands it has also agreed with it, apart from having minor "tweaking" suggestions.  But of course there is no way for me to know how many people might have read it, disagreed outright, but never wrote back to me about it.
I really wish I could find someone academically qualified to scrutinize it and genuinely challenge it so that I can hone it down more than I have thus far.  So far the only objections to it I have had have all been like "Oh, that's just a bunch of sedevacantist ramblings" or "That's not necessary since Cd. Siri was elected Pope Gregory XVII and his successors are the true popes" and suchlike.

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I focus on the "why" and "how" questions of the Faith and one`s need for the Church to overcome sin, live the life God wishes us, and to become what God wants us to be. I seek to provide insight and information such that you are then able to see for yourself the answer to your questions.

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