Following Cardinal Ouellet's article on lay appointments during the Bergoglian pontificate, the Fraternity has seized the opportunity to justify the episcopal ordinations of 1 July, based on the separation between order and jurisdiction, and to criticise Vatican II's ecclesiology. The occasion is twofold, but so too is the blunder.
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Gulf War at risk of escalating
The need to overcome Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is prompting other countries to become more involved, whilst Russia is expressing its full support for the Ayatollahs’ regime. Who will heed the Pope’s call to ‘embark on paths of peace’?
Leone marks 10 years of Amoris Laetitia, but the Dubia remain unanswered
The Pope has issued a laudatory message for the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ most controversial document, describing it as 'luminous' and brushing aside the critical points in a few words. Yet that text triggered an earthquake. It would have been better to say nothing.
Pro-abortionist Philip VI to be granted privilege of Protocanon causes scandal
The King of Spain is to assume the title of Protocanon of the Chapter of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. An ancient privilege which, however, gives rise to scandal today and should therefore not be granted. This is because Philip VI (like Macron) is pro-abortion.
The legal proceedings that ‘cost 'the Sardinian cardinal his place in the conclave are starting from scratch. The Vatican Court of Appeal has ruled that the initial verdict is ‘relatively null and void 'due to a failure to observe procedural safeguards. The defence is satisfied, while the prosecutor’s office, and in particular Alessandro Diddi, are embarrassed by the outcome.
Trump presses allies in vain to join the war against Iran
For three days, Trump has been urging his European and Asian allies to contribute warships to a military operation aimed at keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. However, no one wants to risk facing Iranian missiles, mines, drones and torpedoes in order to help Israel and the United States escalate a conflict in which Netanyahu and Trump risk losing what little credibility they have left.
The spiral of violence in the Middle East is driving Christians in Palestine into exile and forcing them to abandon their homeland. In Lebanon, they are marginalised; in Iran, they are persecuted; and in Syria, they are treated as geopolitical pawns. The war is not only redefining the geopolitical borders of the Middle East, but also its religious geography. This is to the detriment of Christians and demonstrates Western hypocrisy.
Israel army veterans suffer psychiatric trauma
Without natural law, international law is not possible
Khamenei Jr. promises an even tougher regime
For Lefebvrians, every Mass except their own is dubious
'Sacramental distancing' is now the doctrine of St Pius X, which considers the new rites to be invalid or, at the very least, dubious. It also rejects the ancient rite celebrated by others. The Fraternity asks its followers not to accept the sacraments from outsiders, not even the Pope.
- 1. The stages of an agreement that was always rejected
- 2. 'When even Fellay feared schism'
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When Fellay looked to Rome and feared schism
For St Pius X, no agreement with the Apostolic See was or is possible. This schismatic attitude was denounced in 2012 by the then Superior General, but it has now become firmly established, even at the highest levels of the Lefebvrian world. The watchword is to continue the inconclusive talks.
- 1. The stages of an agreement that was always rejected
- Dossier: The FSSPX Case
Rome and St Pius X: the stages of an agreement that was always rejected
Almost-reached agreements and sudden U-turns characterised the thirty-year rift between the Fraternity founded by Archbishop Lefebvre and the Holy See. This is a story that needs to be retraced in order to better understand the 'Lefebvrian phenomenon' and the problematic nature of its positions.
- Dossier: The SSPX Case
Israel and US reckon with ammunition stocks
No one knows exactly how many missiles Iran has, but there are growing doubts about the ability of Israel, the United States and their Gulf allies to sustain a prolonged conflict with limited ammunition and anti-missile defence systems, given the huge amount of equipment being sent to Ukraine. Yesterday, Trump urged companies to boost arms production.