#Sspv vs sspx full
We must pray for this because there is an obvious time issue approaching: as the four SSPX bishops get older they either have to lead the SSPX back into full communion or eventually they will have to ordain more bishops before they die out, and that is the road further towards schism.įr Z, thanks for this post clarifying the issues. But hopefully today is another step towards reconciliation and these discussions will become a matter of history. Popes fought for centuries to secure the right to control who is ordained a bishop. You cannot be a legitimate canonical entity and ordain bishops against the Pope’s will. Thankfully after the Holy Father’s decree matters may be being solved but for the SSPX everything changed in 1988. What changed was the status of the four bishops: they are no longer excommunicated, but they are still in a state of separation from clear and manifest unity with the Holy Father.ĭan, if I remember rightly the Holy See later revoked that approval. So… folks… don’t suddenly get it into your head that all the problems with the SSPX have suddenly been removed. Fellay now says that we must pray that the necessary talks with the Holy See can begin soon about theological questions. He said there was a Rosary campaign to aid the lifting of the excommunications. Fellay reminded everyone that they prayed that the older form of Mass would be derestricted, and it was with Summorum Pontificum.
In his letter to followers of the SSPX, Bp. Remember: The lifting of the excommunications was a necessary step on the way to something better. I think that undermines a person’s sense of unity with the Holy Father and the local bishop. I don’t think it is a good idea to frequent and receive Communion often in the chapels of the SSPX. No… if you are doing so because of contempt for the Pope, bishop, Holy See, etc. Yes… if you would otherwise have to go without the Eucharist for a long time because you are morally or physically impeded from receiving in a licit way. Q: Is it okay to receive Communion at an SSPX Mass? In my opinion, it is not a good idea to go to these chapels exclusively except perhaps in very rare circumstances wherein there really is no acceptable alternative.
#Sspv vs sspx code
You can fulfill your Sunday obligation still, because the 1983 Code of Canon Laws says you do.īut the fact remains that these are still chapels separated from unity with the local bishop.
If are are deeply attached to the older form of Mass, and it is very hard on you to go without it, yes, you can attend these Masses our of devotion. It is still not "okay" to go to chapels of the SSPX if you are doing so out of contempt for the Holy See or Holy Father, etc. Q: Is it okay to go to chapels of the SSPX for Mass? They do not have the necessary faculties to hear confessions and give sacramental absolution except in danger of death. They say Mass validly, but without the permission of the Church, either from a faculty of the Holy See or the local bishop. The priests of the SSPX are still suspended a divinis. Q: Are the priests of the SSPX in good standing now? Many good things can happen in one of those communities, but the SSPX chapels are not, because of the lifting of the excommunications, suddenly made legitimate. They have no authority to establish parishes, etc. They still have no permission to exercise ministry in the Church. They are still not reconciled with the Bishop of Rome. The bishops of the SSPX are validly consecrated bishops, but the fact remains that they were illicitly consecrated. Q: Is it okay for the SSPX bishops to ordain now? It is still a separated group, though these days many prefer not to speak of "schism". The SSPX still does not have the approval of the Pope or of a diocesan bishop.
The "lifting" of the excommunications is a first step in the long process that still remains. I hope that this has helped to change the "atmosphere" surrounding these problems. VERY LITTLE HAS CHANGED JURIDICALLY except in the status of those four bishops. I am seeing a lot of confusion in the wake of the lifting of the excommunications of the bishops of the SSPX.
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