Texas Bishop: ‘No Reason’ for Catholics to Attend SSPX Mass if They Can Go Elsewhere
Bishop Olson published the letter on Thursday after he “received several inquiries regarding the ecclesial status” of the traditionalist Catholic society.
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Bishops of Panama: Catholics Must Not Attend SSPX Masses
Archbishop Lefebvre died in a state of excommunication in 1991 for consecrating four bishops without the approval of Pope John Paul II.
Archdiocese in Mexico Warns Against Attending SSPX Mass in Newly Built Church
A statement released May 12 advised the faithful in the Archdiocese of Puebla.
Vatican Archbishop: Traditional Latin Mass ‘Experiment’ Not Successful in Reconciling SSPX
The 71-year-old English archbishop added: “What was produced in 1570 was entirely appropriate for the time. What is produced in this age is also entirely appropriate for the time.”
Kansas Investigating Sexual Abuse Claims in Breakaway Society of St. Pius X
In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI lifted the excommunications of the surviving bishops, while noting that “doctrinal questions obviously remain and until they are clarified the Society has no canonical status in the Church and its ministers cannot legitimately exercise any ministry.”
Twice-Excommunicated Bishop Loses Appeal of Hate-Speech Conviction
Richard Williamson was convicted of incitement to hatred for comments amounting to Holocaust denial during a 2009 TV interview.
Let’s Not Make a Deal ... at Least This Deal
COMMENTARY: Under present conditions, the Vatican’s reunion with the SSPX would reinforce the notion that doctrine is not about truth, but about power.
