Bridges Before Walls: A Pastoral Reflection on What I Share with The Kurgan


Over the past several years, I’ve devoted considerable time and effort responding to The Kurgan’s writings and video content. Much of that response has necessarily taken a critical tone—engaging theological errors, challenging canonical misinterpretations, and defending the visible Church from charges that would, if true, nullify the continuity of the Body of Christ on earth. It is easy, when deep in that work, to lose sight of something far more fundamental: charity.

So today, I’d like to do something a bit different.

Today, I want to speak not as a debater or critic, but as a deacon, as a brother in Christ, and above all, as a fellow Catholic. Because regardless of how far our views diverge on certain matters—particularly on ecclesiology, canon law, and the post-conciliar Church—I recognize in The Kurgan a man who is sincerely seeking the truth and striving to live it, even if I believe he has taken a very wrong turn on the road.

And that, in itself, is something worth honoring.

Despite our disagreements, there are areas where we find common ground, and it’s important to acknowledge them:

  • We both believe the Catholic Church is the one true Church founded by Christ.
    Even though The Kurgan holds that the visible hierarchy since 1958 is invalid (a view I categorically reject), he does not seek another church. He does not run to Orthodoxy or Protestantism. His entire argument rests on the belief that Catholicism is true and that fidelity to it matters. That belief, however misapplied, is not nothing. It means that at his core, he recognizes that Truth is not subject to reinvention.

  • We both abhor modernism and the destruction of the liturgy.
    Though I do not agree with The Kurgan’s conclusion that the Novus Ordo invalidates the Church itself, I do understand his pain over the reverence that was lost in many parishes. I’ve felt it too. His desire for the sacred is something I respect and share deeply.

  • We both believe that heresy and error must be opposed, not ignored.
    The Kurgan is not lukewarm. Say what you will about his rhetoric, but he is not indifferent. And in a time when many Catholics fall into apathy, relativism, or compromise, his zeal stands as a reminder that we are called to “contend for the faith once delivered to the saints” (Jude 1:3).

  • We both reject compromise with the world.
    He sees the corruption of modern society and rightly rejects it. He calls out cowardice in clergy and laity alike, and though his method often lacks the pastoral heart I believe necessary, his instinct to stand firm is not wrong.

In these things, I recognize a fellow soldier, even if we are not marching in step.

And so, I will say this plainly:
I consider The Kurgan a fellow Catholic.
Even if he does not reciprocate that judgment. Even if he calls me apostate, or deceived, or worse. I will not return the favor, because my faith is not built on excluding others, but on inviting all back to the truth and unity of the Church.

Yes, I will continue to respond to his claims when necessary. I will continue to defend the Church I love from accusations I believe to be gravely harmful. But I will never stop praying for his peace, his clarity, and, most importantly, his communion.

It is easy to win arguments. It is much harder to win souls. I do not write for victory—I write for conversion, reconciliation, and, God willing, eventual unity.

There is one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of all. That unity is not only theological—it is personal. We must strive for it, even with those who wound us, misunderstand us, or misrepresent us. Especially with them.

So, to The Kurgan—should he ever read this—I offer not condemnation, but a brother’s outstretched hand. We may not walk the same path today, but I do believe we serve the same Lord. And in that hope, I pray one day we might meet again on the same road.

Until then, I remain yours in Christ and in the service of His Church.

— PadreGeo


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