3/2/2023 0 Comments Bishop morlino sspx![]() Many of their values and aspirations are admirable, and their zeal is impressive. Well, I have some bad news for you, Excellency, even at this early point in your missive you have failed.Ĭontinuing his “word of caution,” Bishop Morlino writes: “I want to be cautious and fair about the SSPX,” Bishop Morlino continued. ![]() In reality, the Society’s “opposition” also concerns the Council’s treatments of ecumenism, religious liberty, collegiality, and the relationship of the Church to non-Catholics. ![]() The reality is far more complex, especially given the “liberation” of the (never abrogated) traditional rite in Summorum Pontificum. Secondly, while it may well be the case that the SSPX is “best known” by many “for its strong opposition to the post-conciliar reform of the Mass,” this is a gross mischaracterization of the actual situation. This is the elephant in the room that Bishop Morlino, who enjoys Golden Boy status in the eyes of many marginally tradition-minded conservatives, must tiptoe around in order to preserve his own membership in the “full communion” club. The SSPX refuses to sign off on the proposition that “Vatican Council II is an integral part of the Tradition of the Church,” (the price of admission for so-called “full communion” set by Benedict XVI) for the simple reason that it most certainly is not. I shall never tire of providing the answer until such time as this injustice is rectified: The question that remains (and which Bishop Morlino dares not even attempt to answer) is this: Of exactly what crime is the SSPX guilty such that jurisdiction continues to be withheld? In other words, this matter is, in a sense, a non-issue save for the grave injustice of withholding formal jurisdiction from a priestly Society that is not excommunicated, not heretical, and of which he himself says, “it would be inaccurate to call it a schismatic group.” Number one, the decision “to work outside of the hierarchical Church” to which Bishop Morlino inadequately refers concerns the episcopal consecrations of 1988, the resulting excommunications of which have been lifted. This was the choice made by the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a worldwide society of priests best known for its strong opposition to the post-conciliar reform of the Mass… ![]() Most of the faithful Catholics who saw this happening fought hard for a “reform of the reform.” Sadly, others decided that the only way forward was to work outside of - and sometimes against - the hierarchical Church and its structures. Making his way to the SSPX, Bishop Morlino continues: Indeed, this is true enough, but what Bishop Morlino leaves unsaid is that among those who have so exploited the Council (not only liturgically, but otherwise as well) is every pope who has reigned ever since a point that will prove noteworthy later. In other words, a Church that bears little resemblance to the Holy Catholic Church. Forces both inside and outside of the Church tried to distort and exploit the council and the post-conciliar liturgical reforms to create a new Church after their own image. The 50 years since the close of the Second Vatican Council have been tumultuous for the Church. I will provide commentary on key excerpts, but please follow the link to read it in full. Writing in his diocesan newspaper and prompted by God only knows what, Bishop Robert Morlino of the Diocese of Madison issued, “ A word of caution about the Society of Saint Pius X.”
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