Superior General Fr. Davide Pagliarani urged the faithful to embrace a spirit of patience and gentleness rooted in charity, not 'bitterness,' as the SSPX prepares to consecrate new bishops.
Bishop Javier Román Arias highlighted the significance of new Costa Rican President Laura Virginia Fernández Delgado beginning her public service grounded in faith and trust in God.
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is reportedly preparing a new text clarifying the penalties that could apply if the SSPX consecrates bishops without papal approval.
Defending the forthcoming episcopal consecrations, SSPX head Fr. Davide Pagliarani said they are ‘an act of fidelity,’ not rupture, ‘aimed at preserving the means to save our souls and those of others.’
The Society of St. Pius X rejected Cdl. Fernández's call to suspend the July 1 consecrations, insisting the state of ‘grave necessity’ demands action to preserve Catholic Tradition.
Citing Abp. Marcel Lefebvre’s 1988 consecrations, Abp. Viganò says the state of necessity persists, urging the SSPX to reject any compromise with error.
The Vatican's immovability chills the likelihood of an agreement with the SSPX, given that the Society has repeatedly insisted parts of Vatican II texts contradict magisterial teaching.