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CC in Brief

The Upcoming SSPX Episcopal Consecrations

Q. Do you have any thoughts on the upcoming SSPX consecrations (any reason to hope for a real return to tradition)?

A. Regarding the upcoming SSPX consecrations, all appearances indicate that
those four episcopal candidates are all SSPX “company men” who will not stand up against the SSPX liberalism – as indicated by their prior years of silence and refusal to stand up against the liberalism in the now-liberal SSPX.  Those four would not have been chosen by the liberal leadership if that leadership sensed even the slightest danger that any of them would turn against the new liberal direction of the SSPX.

However, God is in charge and He can turn their hearts away from their compromises and could make them His excellent tools for great good in the future, if He chooses to use them.  We will see.  But pray for them that they leave their compromises and their liberalism and serve God the way He wants to be served!