Holy, Holy
theres very little seperating a tradcath convert from the average catholicore aesthetic poster - there is no nicer way to say this. this is not to say that either poster is ideologically equivalent, but id wager the aesthetic compulsions are actually scarily similar. its the abstract seperation of culture and religion i cant really deal with when i look at us-based catholicism posters. in its essence it feels like a clubhouse: heres some symbols and practices you know if youre part of the in group. its a strange vibe i dont understand and dont particularly care for. its surface level christianity, its the stuff you can easily make marketable for a demographic of young adult readers looking for their next gothic fantasy fix. or mouth foaming tradcatholics looking to RETVRN.
fascism. the word im looking for is fascism. its an aesthetic impulse predicated on an imagined history. (that very same impulse is arguably inherent to the church as well but, another topic). an imagined history of a culture thats still very much alive, rooted in the tiny fascism that lives in everyones heads. just yesterday i had to travel an hour out of town to buy, what? 2 days worth of groceries? all because the town i live in follows a christian holiday the next town over doesnt. theres only so many practices and symbols you can hang around your abode to christianize it, but its ultimately not living in christianity but performing it for yourself (or others).
id elaborate more on the fascism part of it but i feel like i need to get across the ubiquity of christian cultural practices from where i live first and im afraid i cant do that without pulling my own clubhouse move: you either in or youre not.