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2 analyses cite this document.
- Who did the 2 July decree excommunicate? Checking a OnePeterFive report against the textOnePeterFive said SSPX bishops and priests were excommunicated but not necessarily the faithful who attend SSPX Masses. On lay people the Vatican’s own texts bear that out; on priests, and on the sacraments, it needs qualifying.Read the analysis
- ‘Not a schismatic act’? Weighing the jurisdiction argument for the SSPX consecrationsA canon lawyer quoted by LifeSiteNews argued that consecrating bishops without a papal mandate falls short of a ‘perfect schism’ unless there is schismatic intent and a rival jurisdiction. The Holy See applied a different test.Read the analysis