I’m trying to determine what YOU believe. Who are the SSPX mixing with? And why would they mix ordinations? That is your assertion, not mine.
I didn’t assert it, I said that I pray it never happens.
Sacramental theology says differently. That’s a rash judgment, don’t you think? … and false to boot.
I can not agree. You need to reread the cannons and St. Aquinas.
And if the consecrating Bishop is valid
Big IF there in the case of SSPX since they were consecrated without apostolic mandate and we can not be sure that the correct form was used. Also the cannons of the Church specifically state that THREE bishops are needed to consecrate a man Bishop unless you are in dire circumstances. Saying “oh, no one agrees with me” is not a dire circumstance and as far as I understand would make the ordinations non cannonical for at least three reasons.
Invalid form, or at least unknown
Not enough Bishops
No Apostolic mandate
(the SSPX bishops are unquestionably valid, btw)
That remains to be seen. I will accept this if reunion with the Catholic Church happens. If it does not then that very well could be the Holy Spirit protecting the Church from accepting men as Bishops who in fact are not.
and he uses the proper form
The proper form requires an Apostolic Mandate unless in DIRE Circumstances and THREE Bishops unless in Dire Circumstances. There was no Dire Circumstance so the proper form was then not used at all.
(the old rite is a proper form),
The ROMAN RITE is the proper form with in the ROMAN RITE, not the so called old rite, which we can not even be sure was followed correctly. Also, you are going to have a hard time selling this to a Maronite, or a Coptic, or a Chaldean.
then the sacrament is valid.
Sacraments are valid when the Church lead by the Pope with the protection of the Holy Spirit says it is valid and not before.
If you think that there can be some internal dissent that causes invalidity, you are incorrect. The Church supplies for that defect and the very use of the proper form supplies the defective intention. If this were not true, we all could doubt every sacrament because we cannot read minds and hearts, only externals.
The problem here is that The Church did not supply the intent. The Church specifically told old boy to NOT DO IT. How can the Church make up for his malintent when the Church was against his action?
If LaFleur thought that he was consecrating Bishops into a kind of Bishophood that is different from the authority exersised by Roman Catholic Bishops in communion with the Pope than he did not consecrate Christian Bishops. He can call them whatever he wants but they have Zero authority to govern in the Church.
This is also wrong. If the matter and form are used the intention is there.
Not true. A comedian on TV can stage a mock baptism and it would not be valid, even if he did triple submersion and said all the right words. If the person baptizing has no intention to baptize and the person being baptized has no intention to be baptized into the Catholic Church, then a baptism does not take place.
You are the one who has the lack of understanding. It is apparent that you don’t know much about Sacramental Theology.
Yes and it is appearent that you need to learn Latin and re-read the Summa Theologica.
And which ordinary in the Church in union with Pope Benedict XVI says that I am wrong?
That might happen in the conciliar church…aren’t they the ones that invite all the false religions to Assisi every once and a while?
We do not co-consecrate with them. We convert them. Something the SSPX is too afraid to do.
We follow the cannons of the Church. We do not co-consecrate with Greek/Slav schismatics, or Copt/Syriac/Armenian Schismatics. We do co-consecrate with the Assyrian Church of the East because that Schism has ended in all but name. The Chaldean Church and the Assyrian Church are going to reunite and be completely in union with the Church.
By the way, calling us the conciliar Church is a correct thing to say but you mean it out of hate. If you do not accept the council than you are a heretic. We are the Catholic Church, you are in schism if you really believe what you have written to be true. You can go ahead and turn in your “I’m a Catholic” card.
Another ridiculous statement. One cannot “lose” validity.
Tell that to the anglos.
It sounds like you might be schismatic…cutting yourself off from other Catholics is a schismatic act.
Cutting yourself off from the Pope is a Schismatic act which is exactly what the SSPX has done. You should all adopt a different name because you aren’t worthy of the term Catholic anymore.
Go read some basic Sacramental Theology…then come back here to correct your gross misstatements.
Please learn Latin and go read the Summa Theologica and come back and correct your misstatements.
With Love,
Claudius