[Land of the Irish]

The Society of St. John began as a breakaway group from the Society of St. Pius X, a traditionalist Catholic order founded by the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.

There was no breakaway group.

Urritigoity was booted out of the SSPX and the Society warned Timlin of Urritigoity. It's disgusting to see how Dreher is trying to associate the scandal with SSPX.

[sinkspur]

It's disgusting to see how Dreher is trying to associate the scandal with SSPX.

Better keep Williamson's weirdness under wraps, then, or the SSPX will look like a travelling circus.

[BlackElk]

Don't be overly sensitive. It is claimed that SSJ was a "breakaway" from SSPX. Nowhere does it appear to be claimed that SSPX was responsible for Fr. U. or for SSJ. Quite the contrary. SSPX would no more be responsible for Fr. U. and SSJ than would the Roman Catholic Church be responsible for the novelties of Luther simply because he whad previously been ordained a priest. He too was a breakaway and must stand alone before God for judgment without blaming Catholicism for his shortcomings.

All in all, it sounds like a feather in SSPX's cap to have booted Fr. Fruitloop and company.