Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa

Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa

SSPX

SSPX makes canonical appeal against excommunication
The SSPX has made a formal appeal to the Holy See against the excommunication decree on its 6 bishops
 • Michael Haynes
Holy See rules SSPX bishops excommunicated, strips faculties for two sacraments
The Decree and Note from the Vatican were published Thursday morning and come as the response to the SSPX's consecration of four bishops against the…
 • Michael Haynes
SSPX rejects Pope's request and consecrates four bishops
The Society of Saint Pius X has consecrated four new bishops at Écône, after warnings from the Holy See that the ceremony would incur automatic…
 • Michael Haynes
Leo urges SSPX against consecrations: Praises their love of Tradition and promises 'dialogue'
The Pope's letter comes as his first personal appeal to the SSPX, as they prepare to consecrate four bishops on July 1 without having been granted the…
 • Michael Haynes
EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Burke on the Consistory and SSPX consecrations
The prominent American cardinal noted both his highlights and concerns about the consistory, while also commenting on the SSPX and the "state of…
 • Michael Haynes
Bishop Schneider: SSPX ‘profess the Catholic faith’ & excommunication would be ‘unjust’
“When we read this declaration of faith, we must accept it if we are Catholics,” said Bishop Schneider of the SSPX's recent Declaration of Faith.
 • Michael Haynes
SSPX responds to Rome's excommunication threat: We are “in communion with the Church”
The Society of Saint Pius X addressed an open letter to Pope Leo XIV, declaring their Catholic Faith and their desire to be “sons” of the Pope.
 • Michael Haynes
Bishop Schneider: ‘Only divine intervention can help’ Church crisis now
The auxiliary bishop's forthright comments come in light of the planned episcopal consecrations by the SSPX this summer.
 • Michael Haynes
SSPX Superior: ‘state of necessity much worse’ now after Francis’ ‘catastrophic’ papacy
The need for new bishops and the Society is far greater that it was at the time of the 1988 consecrations, according to the SSPX's Superior General.
 • Michael Haynes
Bishop Schneider suggests Vatican excommunication of SSPX would not be valid
In comments released exclusively to this correspondent, Bp. Schneider added further analysis on the upcoming SSPX episcopal consecrations.
 • Michael Haynes
Bishop Schneider urges Pope Leo to approve SSPX consecrations
If the SSPX is "completely cut off" then the fault would be "primarily with the Holy See," Bishop Schneider wrote.
 • Michael Haynes
Cardinal Sarah on SSPX: ‘faith can never lead us to renounce obedience to the Church’
The African cardinal joins Cardinal Müller in opposing the SSPX's planned episcopal consecrations, as prelates continue to air differing arguments over…
 • Michael Haynes
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