What John Paul II Left Implicit Is Now Explicit: SSPX Is in Schism
COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV has chosen, with discretion, to end the failed outreach of Pope Benedict XVI to the SSPX.
Results from Tag: 'society of st. pius x'
The SSPX Again Says No to the Catholic Church
COMMENTARY: The Society’s answers will always be No, even when the Church first offers Yes.
This Is the Real Divide Between Rome and the SSPX
COMMENTARY: The central issue between Rome and the SSPX is not primarily liturgical or doctrinal, but the ecclesial unity and charity that bind Catholics to Peter and to one another.
Is the Church as Troubled as the SSPX Claims?
COMMENTARY: While the Catholic Church faces serious difficulties, the situation is not as dire as the SSPX claims. The best counterargument the Church can offer is a renewed focus on the many things that are right with the Church.
The SSPX Rupture With Tradition
COMMENTARY: The Society of St. Pius X’s latest rejection of Vatican overtures must be called out for what it is: a not-so-latent de facto sedevacantism.
How Have the Popes Treated the SSPX?
COMMENTARY: As the Society of St. Pius X is again on the brink of schism, perhaps a more traditional approach from the Holy See would serve the universal Church — and the adherents of the SSPX — better.
Dialogue Stalled: SSPX and Vatican at Impasse Over July 1 Consecrations
ANALYSIS: What happens now that the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X has rejected the Vatican’s proposal to restart dialogue on the condition that they postpone their plan to consecrate bishops later this year?
The Cosplaying Traditionalism of the SSPX
COMMENTARY: Why the SSPX’s appeal to emergency, conscience and tradition fails the Church’s own ecclesiology.
Farewell Pontifical Commission ‘Ecclesia Dei’?
The Vatican body aimed at keeping traditional Catholics united with the Successor of Peter looks likely to be suppressed, but sources suggest it could actually be a positive development.
Pope Francis’ Approval of SSPX Marriages Offers Hopeful Step to Unity
This is the latest effort by the Church to bring the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X into full communion.
