Posted on 07/12/2026 4:46:14 PM PDT by ebb tide
he SSPX consecrated four new bishops on July 1, 2026. The next day, the Vatican declared the bishops excommunicated, reviving one of the most painful conflicts in modern Catholic history.
Michael Matt lived through the first SSPX consecrations in 1988. There is no argument over the current controversy which he hasn’t heard—and NO, SSPX faithful and priests are NOT included in the “official” decree—then or now.
In this special commentary, Michael explains why today’s State of Emergency is much worse than that of 1988, why endless arguments over canon law miss the larger picture, and why individual conscience is so integral to this debate.
Whether you attend an SSPX chapel, the FSSP, the Institute of Christ the King, a diocesan Latin Mass, or none of the above — this debate is about so much more than where you park your car on Sunday morning.
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If you’ve been trying to understand where you should go from here—this is the perspective for you. It is based not on tribalism, but on Michael’s personal experience ever since the day he received the sacrament of Confirmation from Archbishop Lefebvre.
Michael Davies Full Speech
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Meanwhile Xi appoints and murders whomever he wants and this POS pope is all gushy over his fellow traveler.
I thought Francis canceled it.
In the meantime, the talk on the street is the Pope us in talks with Disney to turn the Vatican into a gay resort and theme park.
0 for 2 on Popes from the new world.
Can somebody explain to me how these are different?
The Catholic Church is the Church that Jesus gave us, and He is still in charge and protected by the Holy Spirit.
We need to follow God’s Truth and Love with Faith, Trust and Obedience and not the way of the world or the way of the Pharisees!
Jesus told us the path is hard and few will find the narrow gate. Matthew 7:13
Let us continue to pray always in our words and actions to let everyone know that Jesus is our God and Savior.
No difference. Both wrong.
“ In the meantime, the talk on the street is the Pope us in talks with Disney to turn the Vatican into a gay resort and theme park.”
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School for gay basic and advanced training. Students will be returned later for gay specialty training.
Is this the FIRST time that the Vatican’s Plan and God‘s plan have come into alignment?
Cancel Catholicism
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