Latin Mass Society Rejects July 1 SSPX Bishop Consecrations, Citing Need to Stay Inside Church
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Updated · thecatholicherald.com · Jun 29
Latin Mass Society Rejects July 1 SSPX Bishop Consecrations, Citing Need to Stay Inside Church
3 articles · Updated · thecatholicherald.com · Jun 29
Summary
At its AGM, the Latin Mass Society said it will not back the SSPX’s planned July 1 episcopal consecrations because its work depends on remaining both independent of church fashions and canonically inside the Catholic Church.
The society argued the SSPX’s claimed “state of necessity” is overstated, saying ordinary parishes still provide valid sacraments even if traditional liturgical forms and stronger preaching are often lacking.
It also said reconciliation with Rome would not necessarily stop the SSPX from serving its chapels, noting other traditional communities inside church structures have long obtained bishops for ordinations and confirmations.
The LMS framed the dispute less as doctrine than as trust, saying the SSPX’s irregular status can be resolved only through sustained mutual respect between the society and the Holy See.
Pope Leo was cited as a key figure for the wider traditionalist question, with the LMS urging reassurance for Catholics attached to older liturgical traditions after what it called mixed treatment in recent years.