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VitBur's avatar

May God bless them and preserve them for many years.

Mary Jane's avatar

Beautifully said, VitBur, my sentiments exactly!!

Although I will add: may the Mother of our all knowing and merciful God, Mediatrix of all graces and CoRedeemer with her Son, be with them on their journey!

May God continue His blessings upon the Society of St. Pius X…🙏🏻📿✝️

Frank Squire's avatar

May they prove to be as holy and steadfast in their duties as the previous and current SSPX bishops. Deo gratias.

Aidan T's avatar

Wait, Williamson was expelled from the SSPX. Do you mean steadfast like that?

John T Turner's avatar

Four good men and true priests. May God richly bless them.

Ted Turner's avatar

This presentation is well put. By presenting these four names to the Holy Father, the SSPX clearly avoids even the appearance of schism, still less the reality of it. I hope that the Holy Father takes the recommendation of Bishop Athanasius Schneider and approves these consecrations before the fact. As Schneider points out, failure to offer this approval will allow the excommunications to take place and history will not look kindly on the Pope's failure to heal the breach with generosity.

Norris's avatar

Yes, they avoid the "appearance " of schism, but their action clearly separates them from Holy Mother Church. Praying for the Holy Ghost to enlighten their hearts.

john musil's avatar

Am I misunderstanding you or do you require pachamama approve or they are in schism?

deanne fernandes's avatar

I think for faithful Catholics who wish to follow Christ's teachings, we have been truly blessed with the gift of the 4 new priests - I know they will not be worshipping Pachamamas, on the contrary they will courageously uphold the dogmas of the Church and follow the reverent traditional Latin Mass.

Norris's avatar

Read the article. The 4 already are properly ordained priests. The schismatic issue is sspx’s determination to ordain them to the episcopacy, which cannot be done without authority from the Holy See.

Anthony G's avatar

It’s much more respectful and submissive than either China or Germany’s communiques; with neither country’s prelates being threatened with excommunication.

I’m sorry to say it but if the SSPX were able to provide the money given to Rome by Germany and China (likely through its still “secret deal”) I doubt there’d be such loud threats of pending excommunication.

Luther’s rebellion came down to money purportedly buying Peter’s keys to heaven. It seems still not much is new under the sun.

There’s plenty more to say .. but I’ll leave it there.

Ted Turner's avatar

I would refer you to the wise understanding displayed by Pope Benedict XVI who lifted the prior excommunications. The peaceful tone struck by the SSPX in their presentation of the four priests to the Holy Father shows that excommunication is not the correct answer. It was not correct in 1988, and it won't be in 2026.

Benedict said in his letter which accompanied his lifting of the excommunication, "But should not the great Church also allow herself to be generous in the knowledge of her great breadth, in the knowledge of the promise made to her? Should not we, as good educators, also be capable of overlooking various faults and making every effort to open up broader vistas? And should we not admit that some unpleasant things have also emerged in Church circles? At times one gets the impression that our society needs to have at least one group to which no tolerance may be shown; which one can easily attack and hate. And should someone dare to approach them – in this case the Pope – he too loses any right to tolerance; he too can be treated hatefully, without misgiving or restraint."

Jj's avatar
Jun 14Edited

Wow, I am surprised that JPII would do that! I never realized that JP II had this angst against the Latin Mass since he knew it growing up.

I was not paying attention in those days.

What was JPII's role in Vat II and the approval of the vilification of the Saints mass, the Catholic mass used for over 1000 years?

JK's avatar

Those in direct contrast to. Jesus- teaching are separated from the Holy Church..all the homosexuals and those that bless them and cover up pedophilia..there is something seriously wrong with you. I stand with all like Archbishop LeFebvre and Archbishop Vigano

Aidan T's avatar

It does not avoid the appearance of schism. Are you nuts? If you are excommunicated, which these four men will be, you are in schism.

john musil's avatar

Which is better? communion with the pachamama church or communion with the real Catholic Church?

Aidan T's avatar

Christ’s church is built in the rock of Peter. There is no self-proclaimed real Catholic church that is separate from that one.

john musil's avatar

I agree with you that Christ's Church is built on the rock of Peter. But does Christ's Church built on the rock of Peter worship pachamama like supposed Pope's Francis and Leo XIV?

Aidan T's avatar

Sometimes, yeah. Christ’s Church is full of dumbos. The Church militant makes mistakes left, right and centre. If you can’t cope with that, you have a lack of confidence in Christ and creating your own bishops isn’t going to fix that.

Jj's avatar

Well, maybe a future Pope will reverse the excommunication like Pope Benedict?

What are people to do dealing with what appears to be church leaders not following its own Catechism or the teaching of Jesus?

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Aidan T's avatar

Comparing yourself to Joan of Arc and living in a zone of reasonable doubt is not a sound strategy for your salvation. Maybe it is raw power, maybe it isn’t, but Peter has authority and you don’t so I advise you to make peace with it.

Nikita's avatar

I don’t know anyone at Saint Pius X’s, nor attended one of their Masses. However, I find very unfair the persecution they’re facing by the Tuchos at the Vatican, while we have to suffer the Lavender-Islamist-Pachamama agenda world wide. May God stop this double standard.

Kimmie P's avatar

You are not alone and I agree with you entirely on this topic. What is morally reprehensible is now being elevated like an idol. Pagans should form their own church. Same sex actors have a right to exist, but they are knowingly and willingly not living in communion with Jesus Christ and his church. Jesus himself tells us NOT to act in accord with Pagans. We are all sinners. We are called to strive for holiness, not to give into temptation. How these men have turned the Lord’s prayer around on its head while the majority stay silent is terrifying. It’s as if they don’t believe a word of the Gospel, and how could they?

Nikita's avatar

You know? I detest when they claim all these Sodomy friendly strategies come from the Holy Spirit , like LGBTQWHATEVER James Martin and all his puppet bishops and Synod group 9 suggest. That’s pretty blasphemous for me.

deanne fernandes's avatar

Thanks for telling it like it is. Tucho Fernandez and James Martin have to go, and if they are still kept on, it clearly shows the agenda of P. Leo - we are now seeing the ape of the church called modernism.

Our Lady of Fatima's 3rd prophecy speaks to this -

LSN - Fatima's third secret: Apostasy, liturgy, and the ...

Jj's avatar

It's hard to believe all the Cardinals voted for what is happening. It seems things are rigged than an honest to goodness vote for a new Pontiff.

deanne fernandes's avatar

Yes - check out : World Over - 2015-09-03 – 'The Rigging of a Vatican Synod?' Edward Pentin with Raymond Arroyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi1oV2f2grg

deanne fernandes's avatar

Yes, it's blasphemy - James Martin, P. Francis and now P. Leo are promoting this.

IDoBelieve's avatar

God bless the new SSPX Bishops! May they serve the faithful well under the watchful guidance of Our Blessed Mother!

Joseph McCafferty's avatar

God bless these men.

May you have a long and fruitful service to the Church.

I will continue to pray for each of you, and now, by name specially.

Bill Zupancic's avatar

I was in high school when Vatican II was going on (1962-65), and remember well the 1988 consecration of bishops by Abp. Lefebvre and the subsequent actions taken by Rome. With all the anti-Tradition actions being brought on by the Synod on Synodality, let us pray that we don't have a repeat of the 88' excommunication. It would serve no purpose but to further inflict harm on Holy Mother Church at a critical time in Church history. Oremus!

Maria's avatar

Yes, Father in heaven, have mercy on us all that this process proceed and allow those who most love you and all the traditions of The Church continue in their scattered chapels to serve you as before until the ages of ages.

Fr. N. Romero's avatar

Roma locuta; causa finita est.

Bill Zupancic's avatar

Roma loquitur; confusio augetur.

Anthony G's avatar

Rome has threatened to impose the same penalty that was deemed unjust and lifted by a Pope.

The Vatican has been speaking from both sides of its mouth, especially since Francis.

Jj's avatar

Deus, quaesumus, adiuva nos omnes.

deanne fernandes's avatar

Thank you Diane for your faithful reporting.

We praise the courage of these leaders during the time of extreme crisis in the Catholic Church.

We are praying for our courageous SSPX leaders as well as for all the SSPX priests.

May they be blessed by the Holy Spirit to continue the work of saving souls.

Andrew and Jaymie Wolfe's avatar

This is dishonest: "The Superior General reaffirms that the choice and consecration of these elects do not proceed from any desire to claim a power of jurisdiction or to establish a parallel authority within the Church. In no way do they constitute a denial of, refusal of, or challenge to the supreme, full, and immediate power of jurisdiction of the Vicar of Christ over the universal Church."

Fr. N. Romero's avatar

Agreed. Actions speak louder than words.

Anne Savage's avatar

Yes let’s all return to tradition.

Betsy's avatar

Please, God, let the Holy Father approve of this request.

The African Sentry's avatar

A counter-revolution to what was clearly a destructive revolution that I have documented. Thanks Diane for the report...

https://gumagumisiriza.substack.com/p/vatican-ii-and-the-french-revolution-0fa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=43lt3j

John Raymond's avatar

I'm not sspx. But I can and do read and learn from SSPX Sermons, documents. I certainly disagree on 3 substantial things.

But all else? Beautiful. I love Father Gomis, Father Robinson for defending

Coredemptrix in sermons . I am sure She is readying these 2 for Heaven.

She will not be outdone, no way..

The response to Rome, beautiful (with above caveat)

Andrew Mioni's avatar

Council of Trent, Session VI, Decree on Reformation, Ch. 5: “It shall not be lawful for any bishop, under the plea of any privilege soever, to exercise pontifical functions in the diocese of another, save by the express permission of the Ordinary of the place, and in regard to those persons only who are subject to that same Ordinary: if the contrary shall have been done, the bishop shall be ipso facto suspended from the exercise of episcopal functions, and those so ordained (be similarly suspended) from the exercise of their orders.”