The SSPX’s bishop problem
On June 30, 1988, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, without Vatican authorisation, consecrated four priests to the episcopate: Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta. The consecrations were for Lefebvre’s Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a traditionalist Catholic priestly society he founded in 1970, known for its adherence to pre-Vatican II The post The SSPX’s bishop problem appeared first on Catholic Herald.
On June 30, 1988, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, without Vatican authorisation, consecrated four priests to the episcopate: Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta. The consecrations were for Lefebvre’s Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a traditionalist Catholic priestly society he founded in 1970, known for its adherence to pre-Vatican II
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