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SSPX: Legitimacy and Status of Our Tribunals (1998)

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+ JMJ  The situation of the SSPX is still in flux and one thing that comes up is the status of the SSPX tribunals. Interestingly, Bishop Fellay was made the head of one of them by Rome a while back - so it is isn't as black and white as some would have you believe. P^3 Courtesy of SSPX.org: https://sspx.org/en/legitimacy-and-status-our-tribunals-30939 Legitimacy and status of our tribunals A lecture given on August 25, 1998 by Bishop Tissier de Mallerais given at the Canon Law Seminar on Marriage Cases at Econe, Switzerland The legitimacy and status of our tribunals Status quaestionis The declarations of nullity given by post-conciliar ecclesiastical tribunals are often doubtful. Do we have the right to supply for this deficiency, by the means of tribunals functioning within the Society of St. Pius X? Archbishop Lefebvre foresaw the necessity of creating a Canonical Commission, in particular in order to resolve marriage cases after an initial judgment by the di
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The Fork in the Road

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 + JMJ There remain within the SSPX two bishops of the four consecrated 36 years ago on June 30, 1988.   Bishop Williamson who was expelled in August 2012 near the end of the crisis that resulted in the expunging of the 'resistance' from the SSPX with Williamson going on to consecrate a number of bishops for their 'survival'. Now Bishop Tissier de Mallerais (RIP) has passed way.  With two bishops to bear the burden of providing, worldwide, the sacraments of Confirmation, Ordinations the workload is significant and increases the risk of loss of another bishop due to a variety of factors. Because at least one bishop is needed to consecrate more bishops and the Church's normal protocol is for there to be at least two consecrating bishops, the risk to the very existence of the SSPX is now moderate to high. With the loss of another bishop, it would be high.  This presupposes that the SSPX would not be able to obtain the assistance of other legitimate bishops such as Card
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Gary Campbell - Former SSPX Priest

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 + JMJ I've come across Gary Campbell's articles on Where Peter Is and noticed that he seems to have very strong biases, assumptions and reactions to anything that runs against these. Driven by curiosity I have found a copy of his letter to Bishop Fellay explaining his reasons for leaving the SSPX only five years after his ordination in Winona. I was surprised to learn that I was present for his ordination. Given this, I was interested in reviewing his letter to Bishop Fellay. There will be two versions in this post. The unblocked and blocked letter. The unblocked is, obviously the full letter. The block, meaning unnecessary text will be blocked out, is a technique I use to remove ancillary text while focusing on key phrases. After completing my read, I believe that the root of much of what caused the issues with Fr. Campbell could be the seeds of the 'resistance' that, when the same perceptions were challenged by continued negotiations with Rome resulted in the necessa
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SSPX Asia: Marriage

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 + JMJ  Something that I thought would be worth re-posting. P^3  Courtesy of SSPX Asia: https://www.sspxasia.com/Documents/Sacraments/Marriage-divorce-teachings.htm Sacraments Marriage DIVORCE What is the teaching of the Holy Roman Catholic Church? INDEX A. THE CATHOLIC DOGMA: I. What is the true Origin of Marriage? II. What is the importance of Family in Society? III. What was the role of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Restoration of Marriage? IV. What have the Apostles taught us about Christ's intentions on Marriage? V. As regards Marriage, what is the infallible teaching of the Council of Trent and its consequences in Natural Law? VI. What about the objection saying that the Perpetuity and Indissolubility of the Matrimonial Bond originated in Church Discipline? VII. What is the Foundation and what are the Consequences of the Divine Institution of Marriage? VIII. More precisely, what is the Catholic Doctrine on the Indissolubility of
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