Two Videos: A Sedevacantist Take on the Vatican-SSPX Drama

Unauthorized ordinations, schism, excommunication…

Two Videos: A Sedevacantist Take on the Vatican-SSPX Drama

With all the news and developments of recent days, we want to make sure the following two videos won’t ‘go under’: Yours truly appeared twice on the Catholic Family Podcast to comment on the recent consecration of bishops for the Lefebvrist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) in Econe, Switzerland, as well as on the (predictable) reaction from the Vatican.

Although the Society accepts Leo XIV as a true Pope and professes submission to him, they nevertheless went ahead and consecrated four new bishops this past Wednesday not only without Leo’s authorization but against his explicit prohibition.… READ MORE

A Critical Look at the SSPX’s Substitute ‘Apostolic Mandate’ Read During their Unauthorized Episcopal Consecrations

The Lefebvrists’ alternate reality…

A Critical Look at the SSPX’s Substitute ‘Apostolic Mandate’ Read During their Unauthorized Episcopal Consecrations

During the ordination ceremony, Fr. Foucauld Le Roux read a special declaration in place of the ‘papal mandate’ they didn’t have

The traditional Roman rite of episcopal consecration begins with the reading of the so-called ‘Apostolic mandate’ (Mandatum Apostolicum) that authorizes and orders the bishop’s ordination that is about to be carried out. Such an Apostolic mandate can only come from the Holy See, that is, from the Pope, hence it is also referred to as a papal or pontifical mandate.… READ MORE

Leo Drops the Hammer: SSPX Excommunicated for Schism, Two Sacraments Henceforth Invalid

Priests and laity affected as well…

Leo Drops the Hammer: SSPX Excommunicated for Schism, Two Sacraments Henceforth Invalid

As expected, the ‘Holy See’ today published a decree declaring the latae sententiae excommunications incurred by the bishops of the Society of St. Pius X, both the consecrator Alfonso de Galarreta and the co-consecrator Bernard Fellay, as well as the newly-consecrated bishops Pascal Schreiber, Michael Goldade, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, and Marc Hanappier, for the crime (acc. to Novus Ordo Church law) of having consecrated bishops without papal mandate. A separate ‘explanatory note’ was also released.

Although this event had been announced months in advance, the Vatican did not trouble itself to ensure that the two brief documents published against the FSSPX be translated into other languages in time for publication.… READ MORE

Vatican-SSPX Showdown: Lefebvrists Consecrate Four New Bishops Without Permission

Schism, excommunications, and the aftermath…

Vatican-SSPX Showdown: Lefebvrists Consecrate Four New Bishops Without Permission

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VIDEO: Novus Ordo Watch/Catholic Family Podcast on the SSPX Excommunications

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Podcast: The SSPX and the ‘Legitimate’ Exercise of the Papacy (TRADCAST EXPRESS 227)

Lefebvrists tinker with profession of faith…

Podcast: The SSPX and the ‘Legitimate’ Exercise of the Papacy
(TRADCAST EXPRESS 227)

Our latest podcast episode, TRADCAST EXPRESS 227, was published on June 25. It is 28 minutes long and deals with the big news that broke the day before: that the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX or FSSPX), founded in 1970 by Abp. Marcel Lefebvre, had sent ‘Pope’ Leo XIV an open letter and, along with it, submitted a lengthy profession of faith that specifically opposes modern errors:

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Spanish Novus Ordo Priest Laicized by Leo XIV for Rejecting Francis as Heretical Pseudo-Pope

Prevost punishes Rev. Francisco José Vegara Cerezo…

Spanish Novus Ordo Priest Laicized by Leo XIV for Rejecting Francis as Heretical Pseudo-Pope

Francisco José Vegara Cerezo, pictured above, is a Novus Ordo priest in the diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain. Or rather, he was. The Church of Infinite Dignity, Limitless Mercy, and Perpetual Inclusion has decided that he is being expelled from the clerical state. This means that, for all intents and purposes, he is to be considered an unordained layman again.

The diocesan Novus Ordo bishop under whom this is happening is José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre (b. 1961). Munilla had referred the case of the Rev.… READ MORE

On the SSPX, the Old Covenant, and No Salvation Outside the Church: A Refutation of George Weigel

Novus Ordo theologian stumbles over perennial Catholic truth…

On the SSPX, the Old Covenant, and No Salvation Outside the Church: A Refutation of George Weigel

The well-known Novus Ordo lay theologian George Weigel has published an article against the Society of St. Pius X (FSSPX or SSPX) in the neo-conservative First Things magazine.

First Things was founded in 1989 by Rev. Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009), a name that was once a familiar one in ‘orthodox’ Novus Ordo circles but that seems to have largely disappeared from public discourse in the last decade or so, at least online. Neuhaus was a convert to the Novus Ordo religion from Lutheranism and supported Hans Urs von Balthasar’s blasphemous “hope” that all people will go to Heaven.… READ MORE

‘Archbishop’ of Detroit Feels ‘Divine Presence’ at Mosque Opening, Says It’s a ‘Truly Wonderful and Sacred Place’

Ed Weisenburger praises Islamic house of worship as ‘place of holiness’…

‘Archbishop’ of Detroit Feels ‘Divine Presence’ at Mosque Opening, Says It’s a ‘Truly Wonderful and Sacred Place’

(image source: dearborn.org)

The largest Muslim house of worship in the United States has just opened its doors in the city of Dearborn, Michigan. It is officially known as the Imam Al-Hasanain Mosque and is part of the Islamic Institute of America.

The Arab American News, a local newspaper in Dearborn, reports:

Hundreds of community members, religious leaders, elected officials and dignitaries gathered in Dearborn Heights earlier this month to celebrate the grand opening of the new headquarters of the Islamic Institute of America (IIOA) and the inauguration of the Imam Al-Hasanain Mosque, a $16 million project that community leaders describe as one of the largest and most significant Islamic developments in Michigan in recent years.

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Pope Pius IX vs. Patriarch Audu: Full Text of Encyclical ‘Quae in Patriarchatu’ in Exclusive English Translation

Exclusive complete English translation…

Pope Pius IX vs. Patriarch Joseph VI Audu:
The Full Text of the Encyclical Quae in Patriarchatu

His Beatitude Mar Joseph VI Audo (1790-1878) was the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon (in what is now Iraq) from 1848 until 1878.

His tenure was turbulent, as he at times ‘recognized’ but ‘resisted’ the authority of the Apostolic See. Patriarch Audo (or Audu) insisted on having autonomy in appointing and consecrating bishops, without or even against the approval of the Supreme Pontiff, and he acted accordingly. He also considered himself to have jurisdiction over the Syro-Malabar Church in India.… READ MORE

A Creepy and Bizarre Temple: Leo XIV Visits Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona

Now tallest church building in the world…

A Creepy and Bizarre Temple:
Leo XIV Visits Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona

(image: Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Abaca Press/Alamy Live News)

Robert Prevost, commonly known by his stage name ‘Pope Leo XIV’, has been on an extended ‘apostolic journey’ to Spain, which began on June 6 and will conclude on June 12.

On June 10, Leo XIV visited the basilica known as Sagrada Família in Barcelona. Its full official name is Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (‘Basilica and Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family’). It was designed by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926).… READ MORE

Novus Ordo Bishop Receives Rabbi’s Blessing at Jewish Temple in West Virginia

Retiring ordinary of Wheeling-Charleston…

Novus Ordo Bishop Receives Rabbi’s Blessing at Jewish Temple

Mark Edward Brennan (b. 1947) is the outgoing Novus Ordo bishop of the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia. He is currently in his ‘lame duck’ period, one might say: His resignation was officially accepted on May 1, but his successor, who was appointed the same day, has not yet taken over. The installation of ‘Bishop’ Evelio Menjívar-Ayala (b. 1970) is scheduled for July 2.

This past Friday, on June 5, 2026, the Most Rev. Mark Brennan was in attendance at the Shabbat Shalom Friday evening service at Temple Shalom in Wheeling, to be honored by the presiding rabbi, Joshua B.… READ MORE

LEO WATCH with Bishop Donald Sanborn – Episodes 8 and 9

Bp. Sanborn dismantles Prevost’s facade…

LEO WATCH, Episodes 8 and 9

“It is not the Church that attracts, but Christ”

“We are one! We already are! Let us recognize it and…make it visible!”

Since May 8 of last year, the Rev. Robert F. Prevost has been running the Vatican II Church as ‘Pope Leo XIV’.

The sedevacantist podcast program LEO WATCH evaluates Leo’s public actions and teachings from the perspective of traditional Roman Catholicism, that is, that which the entire world knew to be Roman Catholicism until the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958.

LEO WATCH is produced by Roman Catholic Media on a monthly basis.… READ MORE

‘Go See It’: Conservative Novus Ordo Bishop Recommends Lewd and Profanity-Filled Gory Horror Movie

Bp. Robert Barron endorses ‘Obsession’…

‘Go See It’: Conservative Novus Ordo Bishop Recommends Lewd and Profanity-Filled Gory Horror Movie

In a post on X/Twitter yesterday, the Vatican II Church’s ‘media bishop’ Robert Barron gave a ringing endorsement to the gruesome horror flick Obsession that is currently running in theaters across the United States.

The motion picture has officially been given an “R” (“Restricted”) rating by the secular authority (MPAA), meaning anyone under 17 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian to be allowed to see it in a movie theater. The reason given for the rating is “strong bloody violence, grisly images, sexual content, pervasive language, and brief graphic nudity.”… READ MORE

Now in English: ‘The Drama of the End of Times’ by Fr. Emmanuel André, OSB (1886)

A description of biblical end-time prophecies…

Now in English:
The Drama of the End of Times
by Fr. Emmanuel André, O.S.B.

The Benedictine Abbot Emmanuel André (1826-1903) is famous in France for his spiritual and devotional writings. In a series of articles published in 1885-86, he laid out an interpretation of what is commonly believed will happen in the last stages of human history, before the Second Coming of Christ and the General Judgement.

Translated into English for the first time by Juliana Staab from the original French edition, these articles have now been published as one book by Shield of Faith Press and can be purchased directly from their web site:

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Meet the New Generation of SSPX Bishops

Candidates’ names released…

Meet the New Generation of SSPX Bishops

From top left (clockwise): Fr. Pascal Schreiber, Fr. Michel Poinsinet de Sivry,
Fr. Michael Goldade, Fr. Marc Hanappier (images: FSSPX)

On Tuesday, May 26, 2026 the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX or FSSPX), originally founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (d. 1991), disclosed the names of the four priests whom they have chosen to receive episcopal consecration (=bishops’ ordination) on July 1.

They are Fr. Pascal Schreiber (from Switzerland), Fr. Michael Goldade (United States), Fr. Michel Poinsinet de Sivry (France), and Fr. Marc Hanappier (France). The announcement came via a communiqué from the SSPX General House in Menzingen, Switzerland, the day after ‘Pope’ Leo XIV released his first encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas.… READ MORE