The Remnant (newspaper)

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The Remnant
TypeBiweekly newspaper
Owner(s)The Remnant, Inc.
Founder(s)Walter Matt
EditorMichael Matt
Political alignment Traditionalist Catholicism
Pre-conciliar Catholic social teaching
Traditionalist conservatism
Headquarters Forest Lake, Minnesota
ISSN 0274-9726
Website www.remnantnewspaper.com

The Remnant is a Traditionalist Catholic newspaper published twice a month in the United States. Although its editors are not affiliated with any particular institute or traditionalist group, the paper is sympathetic to Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and the Society of St. Pius X. Founded in 1968, it is the oldest Traditionalist Catholic newspaper in the United States. [1]

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The Remnant claims to adhere to Catholic teaching in every aspect of its journalism. The name The Remnant is a reference to the remnant of Isaiah and to the belief that only a remnant of Catholics holding to the traditional teachings and practice of the Church remain after the sweeping changes brought by the Second Vatican Council.

History

The Remnant traces its roots back to The Wanderer, the "parent paper" of The Remnant and the oldest Catholic weekly newspaper in the United States. The Remnant was a result of a dispute between Walter Matt, the editor of The Wanderer who served the paper for over thirty years, and his brother Alphonse Matt. Walter Matt opposed the changes within the Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council; Alphonse Matt supported them. [1]

Walter Matt left The Wanderer, which remained under Alphonse, to start The Remnant in 1967. The paper has described itself as the flagship of the traditional Catholic movement in the United States. [1]

The Remnant is now edited by Walter Matt's youngest son, Michael J. Matt. Notable traditionalists who have written for the paper include Thomas Woods, Christopher Ferrara, John C. Rao, and Michael Davies. From 2005 to 2013, The Remnant was a very vigorous defender of the pontificate of Benedict XVI as its writers believe he has vindicated them on issues that have divided them from other Traditionalists and from conservative Catholics associated with The Wanderer , EWTN, Church Militant and Catholic Answers . Under the current pontificate of Pope Francis, the newspaper has heavily criticized his policies.[ citation needed ]

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Positions

Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong has described The Remnant as "radical Catholic reactionary." [4] [5]

The Southern Poverty Law Center have controversially labeled The Remnant and the Remnant Press as "hate groups" under a category they describe as "Radical Traditionalist Catholic", which the SPLC defines as "organizations that embrace anti-Semitism and whose theology is typically rejected by the Vatican and mainstream Catholics in general." [6] [7] The editors reject this label, noting their belief that anti-Semitism is a mortal sin, [8] and that the organization is peaceful. [9] Others have also defended The Remnant from this charge, including the Catholic Family News [10] and Renew America. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Remnant Newspaper - Our History" . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Remnant Newspaper - Remnant Television" . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "The Remnant: It's Not Just a Newspaper Anymore!" (PDF). remnantnewspaper.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Catholicism, Biblical Evidence for (March 10, 2016). ""Remnant" Reactionary Michael Matt's Reading / Logic Disabilities".
  5. ↑ Catholicism, Biblical Evidence for (February 15, 2016). "Critique of "The Remnant" (Radical Catholic Reactionary)".
  6. ↑ Begley, Sarah (February 15, 2017). "Read the New List of 917 Hate Groups According to the Southern Poverty Law Center". Time. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Radical Traditional Catholicism". Southern Poverty Law Center.
  8. ↑ http://www.remnantnewspaper.com/Archives/archive-2007-0215-rise_of_militant_christophob.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.remnantnewspaper.com/Archives/archive-2007-1015-death-to-ratzinger.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.cfnews.org/SPLC.htm
  11. ↑ http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/070322
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