SSPX

Bishop Egan: Avoid the SSPX and attend only licit traditional Masses

Catholics should avoid the SSPX liturgies since they are illicit, wrote Bishop Egan of the Diocese of Portsmouth

Wisconsin priest criticised after describing Latin Mass as ‘a step backward’

Fr Paul Fliss characterised the Traditional Latin Mass as an accommodation for those not yet ready to embrace the Church’s liturgical reforms and discouraged attendance

Christine Rousselle

Four German dioceses won’t increase Latin Masses despite SSPX excommunication

Four German prelates have decided not to offer more old Masses in light of the SSPX consecrations, highlighting global disparity

Illinois bishop says SSPX are now ‘basically another Protestant sect’

Springfield’s Bishop Paprocki has issued a forceful message against the SSPX, condemning their rejection of Vatican II and papal authority

SSPX head argues ‘it is tradition’ which has been excommunicated

The SSPX Superior General has encouraged Catholics to continue their support of the Society, and protested the Vatican measures against the faithful

The week ahead: A new Prime Minister, SSPX developments and Second Family baby news

Here is what to look out for in the week ahead

The Catholic Herald

Papal holiday won’t put the lid on bubbling tensions

Pope Leo’s summer recess at Castel Gandolfo has brought calm to the Vatican, but the SSPX’s appeal and renewed debate over ‘Traditionis Custodes’ threaten to disturb the lull

Traditionis Custodes: ‘Superfluous’, devastating and self-defeating

The fifth anniversary of ‘Traditionis Custodes’ has revived debate over its consequences, as critics argue that the motu proprio has deepened division while strengthening interest in the traditional Roman rite

Traditionis custodes: Five years on

Five years after Pope Francis restricted the Traditional Latin Mass, Joseph Shaw assesses the policy’s implementation, its unintended consequences and the questions it has left unanswered

Excommunication: what it is and what it isn’t

The Church’s discipline is often misunderstood as punishment rather than a means of healing, and recent debate over schism and excommunication shows why the distinction matters

Fr Dwight Longenecker