Posted on 08/23/2026 4:54:41 PM PDT by ebb tide
Why does the Vatican tolerate Communist China’s state-appointed Catholic bishops while cracking down on the SSPX and the Traditional Latin Mass? Michael Matt examines the growing double standard and the disturbing ramifications for faithful Catholics.
Why is the Vatican eager to tolerate bishops appointed by Communist China without a papal mandate while taking increasingly severe action against Traditional Catholic bishops of the SSPX?
Michael Matt examines this contradiction alongside a series of developments affecting Traditional Catholics: reported restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass in Seattle and Pittsburgh, new pressure against the TLM in England, and the Vatican’s apparent silence over Catholic politicians who openly support abortion.
Again: Why are Traditional Catholics being treated as the problem while openly hostile forces within and outside the Church seem to receive a very different response?
Matt also discusses Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s powerful intervention in the SSPX controversy and what these developments may mean for the future of the Traditional Catholic movement.
Topics covered:
• Communist China and the state-backed appointment of Catholic bishops
• The latest restrictions on the TLM in England and the United States
• “Catholic” politicians and abortion
• Bishop Athanasius Schneider on the SSPX controversy
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The CCPA does not recognize the proclamation of the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Pope Pius XII in 1950, canonizations from 1949 onward (e.g. the canonization of Pope Pius X), Vatican declarations on even well-established devotional piety (e.g. on the Sacred Heart of Jesus or on Mary as Queen), and the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965).
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Another note:
Two schismatic CCPA “bishops” were invited, and attended, Pope Francis’ Synod of Synods.
Obviously there is no longer any reason to put money in the plate anymore.
Francis and now Leo are communists first, last and in the middle. There is no place for God in their empty souls.
Matt talks out of both sides of his mouth.
Leo the first polytheistic Communist pope who loves panchamama and mosques.
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