Timeline: Diane Montagna

In a statement first published by journalist Diane Montagna, Bishop Athanasius Schneider described the SSPX as having faced a "tragic" choice between the integrity of the faith and formal recognition by the Holy See, while not offering a definitive juridical judgment on the Vatican's measures. Before the consecrations he had argued that an excommunication would be invalid because the Society did not intend a schismatic act.

Blogger took Messa in Latino offline citing an unspecified violation of its hate-speech policy, a day after the blog published an interview with Fr. Nicola Bux on the 2020 Vatican survey of bishops that preceded Traditionis custodes. The blog was restored on 23 July 2025; Google gave no explanation for either step.

Holy See Press Office director Matteo Bruni said the published texts gave "a very partial and incomplete reconstruction of the decision-making process" behind Traditionis custodes, cited other reports and consultations, and did not confirm the documents' authenticity.

Journalist Diane Montagna published what she described as sections of the CDF's final report on its 2020 consultation of bishops about Summorum Pontificum, arguing that most respondents opposed changing the law and that this undercut Francis's rationale for Traditionis custodes.

Journalists Edward Pentin and Diane Montagna launched a website, supported by Sophia Institute Press, profiling members of the College of Cardinals and charting their positions on contested issues. Before the May 2025 conclave CNN reported that two church lawyers it consulted judged the site far from impartial.