It seems that, a little over a month after the Society of St Pius X announced its decision to proceed with the consecration of the new bishops that it judges it needs to sustain its apostolate, and but weeks after a hastily convened meeting between its Superior General and the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, together with the subsequent communiqués and the response of the SSPX, we have reached an impasse. The SSPX will not postpone the consecrations announced for 1 July and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will not engage in ‘dialogue’ (whatever that in fact means – generally, or specifically in this case) unless they do.
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Breaking the deadlock between Rome and the SSPX
The deadlock between Rome and the SSPX is about more than bishops alone: it reflects a wider struggle over obedience, doctrinal continuity and the place of tradition in the life of the Church
Dom Alcuin Reid
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