Poll: Is the SSPX schismatic?

[thistle]

SSPX is a schismatic group. Pope John Paul II delcared this in Ecclesia Dei.
What he says trumps any interviews given by Cardinals or opposing opinions given by forum members. His words are clear and unambiguous and the schism is due to disobedience and nothing to do with the Church teachings. Its not “technical” or “just not in communion” or “almost like a schism”. They are in schism.
Full text of Ecclesia Dei is in the link.

vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/motu_proprio/documents/hf_jp-ii_motu-proprio_02071988_ecclesia-dei_en.html

Some extracts from Ecclesia Dei:

1. In itself, this act was one of disobedience to the Roman Pontiff in a very grave matter and of supreme importance for the unity of the church, such as is the ordination of bishops whereby the apostolic succession is sacramentally perpetuated.** Hence such disobedience - which implies in practice the rejection of the Roman primacy - constitutes a schismatic act.(**3) In performing such an act, notwithstanding the formal canonical warning sent to them by the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops on 17 June last, Mons. Lefebvre and the priests Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta, have incurred the grave penalty of excommunication envisaged by ecclesiastical law.(4)

c) In the present circumstances I wish especially to make an appeal both solemn and heartfelt, paternal and fraternal, to all those who until now have been linked in various ways to the movement of Archbishop Lefebvre, that they may fulfil the grave duty of remaining united to the Vicar of Christ in the unity of the Catholic Church, and of ceasing their support in any way for that movement. **Everyone should be aware that formal adherence to the schism is a grave offence against God and carries the penalty of excommunication decreed by the Church’s law.(**8)

 

[Michael_Francis]

Thanks to all who have participated in the discussion.
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