"[R]elevant to the moment" is the KEY tem in your worthwhile post that goes to the heart of the point.  For anyone to assume that Aquinas (for ne) is the final word on anything is "worshipping at he ash heap of history."  It is being very stuck in the past (which is quite comfortable for those who cannot cope with the stress of the present) which is often a distorted and romanticized fantasy of what it really was.  This is the difficulty of the radical traditionalist - such as "Faithful Catholic" (not really faithful at all) and other similar posters - and then they preach but are incapable of useful discussion with others who have different insights.  Your post captures it so well, fons&culmen, and I thank you for it.