Church Crisis

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SSPX: The Risk of Excommunication and the Shadow of Schism

Following the death of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1991—and the subsequent deaths of two of the four bishops he consecrated in 1988—the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is left today with only two living bishops: Bishop Bernard Fellay and Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta. This situation has long

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2 Min
By: Trung Khang

SSPX, China, and the Limits of Communion: When Law, Pastoral Care, and Conscience Collide

The controversy surrounding whether the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) may or may not consecrate bishops without papal mandate goes far beyond a technical question of canon law. It touches the very identity of the Church, the meaning of communion, and the limits of acting in the name of

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4 Min
By: Trung Khang

“Are Nuns Allowed to Masturbate?”: Controversy Surrounds German Documentary on Religious Life

A documentary produced by SWR, Germany’s public broadcasting network, has sparked controversy from its very opening moments after posing the question: “Are nuns allowed to masturbate?” The film, which explores the daily life of a Catholic nun, has drawn criticism for what many consider an intrusive and inappropriate focus

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2 Min
By: Trung Khang

Freemasons Allegedly Plotted to Assassinate St. John Bosco

An article published in Bollettino Salesiano, the official bulletin of the Salesian Family, recounts that in 1880 St. John Bosco, the renowned priest dedicated to the education and care of young people, faced at least two assassination attempts allegedly linked to the Freemasons. According to the Bollettino Salesiano (June 1,

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2 Min
By: Trung Khang

Would the SSPX Be Excommunicated for Consecrating Bishops Without Papal Mandate?

Automatic excommunication, historical precedent, and the limits of ecclesial communion The announcement that the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) plans to proceed with new episcopal consecrations on July 1 has revived an old but never-settled question: if a community consecrates bishops without papal mandate, does it incur excommunication? The

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5 Min
By: Trung Khang

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