On January 19, 2026, Timothy Flanders published an article at OnePeterFive, the website that he serves as Editor-in-Chief. In it, Flanders provides readers with a list of what he calls, “Non-Negotiables of the Trad Movement,” which he describes as “the common denominators which unite all those who call themselves ‘traditional Catholics.’” According to Flanders, the category known as “traditional Catholic” can be further broken down into various “clans,” each of which diverge from the others on certain philosophical and theological matters. Flanders mentions the existence of traditional Catholic clans several times in the article, an idea presumably inspired by the valiant efforts of Michael J. Matt, Publisher of the nation’s oldest… Regardless of his inspiration, the truth of the matter is that there’s no such thing as a “traditional Catholic,” much less any “clans” among them, no more than there is such a thing as a “Christian Catholic” as opposed to a non-Christian Catholic …