he Holy See’s former Apostolic Visitor to the Society of Saint Pius X has urged Pope Leo to grant his approval to the planned episcopal consecrations, arguing that failure to do so would leave the Holy See largely responsible if the Society were “cut off.”
“Most Holy Father, grant the Apostolic Mandate for the episcopal consecrations of the SSPX.” Such was the February 24 plea of Bishop Athanasius Schneider – the prominent auxiliary of Astana in Kazakhstan.
Schneider is known for his vocal defenses of Church doctrine, but in the case of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) he is much more than a mere interested bishop: he was the official Apostolic Visitor to the SSPX in 2015, acting on behalf of the Holy See, and hence has unique and rare insight into the relations between the SSPX and the Vatican.
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