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Traditional Catholics and the Problem of Scrupulosity, by Braden Hock – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Traditional Catholics and the Problem of Scrupulosity, by Braden Hock

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February 13, 2025

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February 13, 2025

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By Braden Hock, Crisis Magazine, Feb. 13, 2025

Braden Hock is a Catholic writer from Cincinnati, OH. He enjoys reading, art, and music, but knows that none of these statements make him particularly original. He does not enjoy writing biographies.

Traditional Catholics are particularly susceptible to scrupulosity, because a (understandable) lack of trust in the leaders of the Church can lead to an increased reliance on one’s own understanding, and therefore scrupulosity.

Why are traditional Catholics so scrupulous?

You’ve probably noticed it if you’ve spent any time around us, whether in real life or even just on the internet. (Maybe especially on the internet.)

It’s a fact easily observed: traditional Catholics struggle disproportionately with scrupulosity—that is, the habit of seeing sin where there is no sin and of believing certain sins to be graver than they are. If, again, they’re even sins at all! …

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Traditional Catholics and the Problem of Scrupulosity, by Braden Hock

11 Judges Who Have Obstructed 8 of Trump’s Actions, by Craig Bannister

Founder’s Quote

By Braden Hock, Crisis Magazine, Feb. 13, 2025

Traditional Catholics are particularly susceptible to scrupulosity, because a (understandable) lack of trust in the leaders of the Church can lead to an increased reliance on one’s own understanding, and therefore scrupulosity.

Why are traditional Catholics so scrupulous?

You’ve probably noticed it if you’ve spent any time around us, whether in real life or even just on the internet. (Maybe especially on the internet.)

It’s a fact easily observed: traditional Catholics struggle disproportionately with scrupulosity—that is, the habit of seeing sin where there is no sin and of believing certain sins to be graver than they are. If, again, they’re even sins at all! …

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