Articles tagged Fr. Ripperger

Cardinal against cardinal. Bishop against bishop. The unity of the Church’s hierarchy is fracturing in real time, and the fault lines are everywhere. At the center stands the SSPX’s planned July consecrations — and a canonical firestorm over whether excommunication would even be valid. Bishop Athanasius Schneider says no schismatic intent means no schismatic act. Bishop Marian Eleganti says acting without papal mandate is objectively schismatic regardless of intention. Two bishops, same faith, opposite conclusions. Behind them, cardinals choose sides or remain silent. Figures like Carlo Maria Viganò and Joseph Zen warn of corruption at the top. Exorcists like Fr. […]