I went to Econe in Switzerland this week with my son to witness the consecration of four bishops by the SSPX, a traditional Catholic fraternity which exists to ensure that traditional Catholicism is preserved.
The Vatican has now excommunicated all the priests, religious, bishops and everyone who adheres to the SSPX – that means, people like me who go to mass and receive the sacraments in SSPX parishes.
Reports are already emerging raising issues with the excommunications, as they are said to theologically questionable and inconsistent with canon law.
The Society of St Pius X and its faithful have been excommunicated by the Vatican for being too Catholic.
This has happened because the Vatican is now preaching “Synodality”, which is not the Catholic religion.
The Society needs bishops to continue to ordain priests, in order to preserve the teaching and practice of the Catholic religion.
This is called the “State of necessity” or even “State of emergency” – being a phrase used to explain why the Society is consecrating bishops without the permission of the Vatican.
If you think this harsh or partisan, consider the work of Professor William A Thomas, Papal Theologian at the Holy See.
I wrote a treatment of his book “Catholic Revivalism or a Synodal Church” here.
His book was published this year and it explains that the Vatican is now preaching a New Religion which is not the Catholic religion.
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