One hesitates to add to the tsunami of commentary that has followed the not unexpected announcement that the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) shall proceed to the consecration of new bishops on July 1. Too much of what has been said has blithely rehearsed old prejudices and has served to entrench divisions even further. “Here we go again,” we have heard far too often. One can imagine similar sighs in the corridors and offices of the relevant dicasteries of the Holy See: “Oh well, more excommunications”, etc.