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Janet Smith [Chris Jackson's] Hiraeth In Exile Chris, Thank you for your gallant defense of me. I was so surprised at the attack by AB. I have posted articles on FB about the SSPX issue from several perspectives, ones I think are particularly well written and reasoned. I am not SSPX or sede. I can respect almost any position except one which doesn’t acknowledge a crisis in the Church. Generally I follow Archbishop Schneider on this issue. I think a schism would be disastrous but think the Vatican should be generous. Your piece on this matter, as virtually all your writing, is excellent.

anet Smith   4d Hiraeth In Exile Chris, Thank you for your gallant defense of me. I was so surprised at the attack by AB. I have posted articles on FB about the SSPX issue from several perspectives, ones I think are particularly well written and reasoned. I am not SSPX or sede. I can respect almost any position except one which doesn’t acknowledge a crisis in the Church. Generally I follow Archbishop Schneider on this issue. I think a schism would be disastrous but think the Vatican should be generous. Your piece on this matter, as virtually all your writing, is excellent. https://substack.com/@janetsmith2/note/c-285185612
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Shaw is challenging Matt. Will Matt respond? : Joseph Shaw @LMSChairman Pope Benedict didn’t declare that the 1988 excommunications had always been null. He lifted them.Fred martinez @mrtnzfred · 2h Matt: "The Vatican Is Bluffing...Again" on YouTube..."[Leo/Tucho who] know...history...will side with SSPX...I'm dying to know how it is that you know more than the supreme pontiff [Benedict] who officially declared null & void the 1988 decree of excommunication"s

@mrtnzfred · 2h Matt: "The Vatican Is Bluffing...Again" on YouTube..."[Leo/Tucho who] know...history...will side with SSPX...I'm dying to know how it is that you know more than the supreme pontiff [Benedict] who officially declared null & void the 1988 decree of excommunicatio n" Joseph Shaw @LMSChairman Pope Benedict didn’t declare that the 1988 excommunications had always been null. He lifted them. 9:34 PM · Jul 2, 2026 · 132 Views
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Google AI: Michel Villey’s theory diagnoses the shift in Western legal philosophy from "classical objective right" to "modern subjective rights," viewing human rights as an ideological distortion that divorces law from reality.Core ConceptsClassical Objective Right (Iustum): Rooted in Aristotelian and Thomistic natural law. It views the law as a cosmic or social objective order. "Right" was not a possession of a person, but rather the just proportion or balance to be discovered in the external world (e.g., giving each person their due in a specific relationship or transaction).Nominalism: A philosophical movement championed by thinkers like William of Ockham that denied the existence of universal truths or inherent natures. It posited that reality consists only of isolated particulars.Modern Subjective Right (Facultas): Because nominalism denied objective meaning in nature, the foundation of reality shifted to the individual will. Law was thereby inverted from an objective cosmic order into a personal, arbitrary power, property, or claim inherent to a subject.The Transition to "Human Rights"Villey argued this semantic revolution completely redefined the concept of ius (law/right) in the Western world.From Action to Power: Ius shifted from meaning "that which is just" (objective) to "a power possessed by an individual" (subjective).The Will as Creator: In the modern formulation (seen in thinkers like Hobbes, Locke, and later natural rights theorists), the individual’s subjective will becomes the source of moral and legal authority, irrespective of the external, natural order.Villey's Critique: Villey was fiercely critical of this development. He viewed modern human rights as dangerous fictions that atomized society, stripped law of its relational and objective character, and ultimately led to self-defeating subjective claims of personal power.

Michel Villey’s theory diagnoses the shift in Western legal philosophy from "classical objective right" to "modern subjective rights," viewing human rights as an ideological distortion that divorces law from reality. [ 1 ,  2 ] Core Concepts Classical Objective Right ( Iustum ):  Rooted in Aristotelian and Thomistic natural law. It views the law as a cosmic or social  objective order . "Right" was not a possession of a person, but rather the just proportion or balance to be discovered in the external world (e.g., giving each person their due in a specific relationship or transaction).  [ 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  5 ] Nominalism:  A philosophical movement championed by thinkers like William of Ockham that denied the existence of universal truths or inherent natures. It posited that reality consists only of isolated particulars.  [ 1 ,  2 ] Modern Subjective Right ( Facultas ):  Because nominalism denied objective meaning in nature, the foundati...
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French philosophers Michel Villey and Pierre Manet critique modern subjective rights. In their view, "woke" or contemporary progressive rights elevate hyper-individual feelings of suffering or entitlement into absolute claims. They contrast this with "real" objective rights rooted in natural order, moral duty, and the common good. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

AI Overview French philosophers Michel Villey and Pierre Manet critique modern subjective rights. In their view, "woke" or contemporary progressive rights elevate hyper-individual feelings of suffering or entitlement into absolute claims. They contrast this with "real" objective rights rooted in natural order, moral duty, and the common good. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] The Core Contrast Real Objective Rights (The Just Proportion) Definition: Originating from classical Roman law and Aristotelian-Thomist philosophy (which Villey championed), objective right ( id quod justum est ) refers to the "just thing"—a balanced, proportionate distribution of goods and roles within a community. Purpose: Anchored in practical reason, it defines the moral order and the natural purpose ( telos ) of human institutions. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] Fake/Woke Subjective Rights Definition: Emerging from later nominalism (William of Ockham) and modern liberalism, subje...
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