STD Papist

ABS was born and bred to be a KJPL  (Knee Jerk Papal Loyalist) but, beginning with Pope John 23rd, ABS has learnt to become an STD Papist (Sick To Death) of Popes.

Here is how the old Catholic Encyclopedia entry on Pope reads:

He is to be the principle of unity, of stability, and of increase. He is the principle of unity, since what is not joined to that foundation is no part of the Church; of stability, since it is the firmness of this foundation in virtue of which the Church remains unshaken by the storms which buffet her; of increase, since, if she grows, it is because new stones are laid on this foundation.

Since ABS is the same age as Israel, and since he was born into the Church at the time when Pius XII was Pope, he can witness to the plain and simple truth that the encyclopedia definition of what the Pope does is an absurdity - especially the modern Popes, including, sadly, Pius XII who promoted Anibale Bugnini and blowed-up Holy Week.

ABS was seemingly born into a period of great stability but the truth is he was born into a revolutionary time in ecclesiastical history and still invisibilium within the Hierarchy is that prelate whose puissant possession of Tradition is such that it could be applied as a force against our Inertia Into Indifferentism.

The odd fact is that as the institutional turmoil has accelerated in frequency and intensity, ABS has experienced a dramatic increase in the peace of Christ, and that alone is what keeps him sane and stable.

But, that is only to be expected, right?

Jesus created His Church for two purposes:

Salvation
Sanctification

and what'ever'n'hell this or that Pope is doing is no substantial barrier to attaining unto both of those those ends for those who know and love Jesus Christ. 

In his back yard ABS grows heirloom tomatoes (Black Krim and Purple Cherokee) and just so, dear reader, you will not get the wrong impression (That he is unaffected or above the frothing and frustrating fray) know that ABS looks at his statue of Mary and sings this song to his own self:

ABS has an Olive Wood statue of St Michael made by poor Palestinians living in Bethlehem 

Prayer to Saint Michael The Archangel

O Glorious Prince of the heavenly host, St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the battle and in the terrible warfare that we are waging against the principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against the evil spirits. Come to the aid of man, whom Almighty God created immortal, made in His own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of Satan.

Fight this day the battle of the Lord, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee, nor was there place for them any longer in Heaven. That cruel, ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels. Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage. Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the name of God and of His Christ, to seize upon, slay and cast into eternal perdition souls destined for the crown of eternal glory. This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men of depraved mind and corrupt heart, the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy, and the pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity.

These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where the See of Holy Peter and the Chair of Truth has been set up as the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be.

Arise then, O invincible Prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of God, and give them the victory. They venerate thee as their protector and patron; in thee holy Church glories as her defense against the malicious power of hell; to thee has God entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude. Oh, pray to the God of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly find mercy in the sight of the Lord; and vanquishing the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, do thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations. Amen. 

V. Behold the Cross of the Lord; be scattered ye hostile powers.

R. The Lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered, the root of David. 

V. Let Thy mercies be upon us, O Lord. 

R. As we have hoped in Thee. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee.

Let us pray.

O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we call upon Thy holy Name, and as supplicants, we implore Thy clemency, that by the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin Immaculate and our Mother, and of the glorious St. Michael the Archangel, Thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan and all the other unclean spirits who wander about the world for the injury of the human race and the ruin of souls. Amen.