[NYer]

But, according to The New York Times Magazine, the actor’s privately funded Church of the Holy Family in Malibu is not affiliated with any diocese. So, according to Church law, it’s schismatic, not a Catholic church at all.

Gibson's church may prove to be far more controversial than his film. An interesting perspective, by a canon lawyer, on the extent of traditionalism.

[Salvation]

I understood that Gibson was Catholic but was attending an SPPX church.

Is my memory askew here?

[nickcarraway]

But, according to The New York Times Magazine, the actor’s privately funded Church of the Holy Family in Malibu is not affiliated with any diocese. So, according to Church law, it’s schismatic, not a Catholic church at all.

So, according to this offer, all churches run by Jesuits, Benedictines, Franciscans, Carmelites, etc. is schismatic? According to this writer, while I attended Santa clara University and often went to Mass there, I was a schismatic for four years? I never realized or intended to that. Everyone at Notre Dame, Boston College, Georgetown, etc, is a schismatic?

[GirlShortstop]

Kevin Orlin Johnson, Ph.D....raises some serious issues about the actor's relationship with the Catholic Church.

Looking at the responses, I feel better about not being "enlightened" by this news piece.
Is Mel in schism or not looks to be the unanswered question.
Reflecting back upon Mel Gibson's EWTN interview, there's nothing that stands out as an answer to that.  Wouldn't Arroyo have raised that issue?  I do recall Arroyo's comment "you and I share a love of the Tridentine rite", and Gibson's daily mass attendance being "detergent for the soul".  There was not much beyond that IIRC.
I will *definitely* tune into the next interview on January 23rd.

[Catholicguy]

“You can’t just build your own church,” Johnson says. Parishes are geographical entities, set up by bishops in conformance with the Church’s laws and subject to their authority. “There are no free-lance churches in the Catholic Church.

He is, generally, right here. No Jurisdiction, No Ministry is the law of Catholicism.

Rome evil, Me Orthodox, is the law of Schism.

Still this oblique attack on Gibson has zip to do with the Passion.

[Salvation]

Bumping this again.

I do think that the schismatic part of this story will not benefit the film at all.

It certainly is stalking Gibson.