[marshmallow]

If the Pope doesn’t see fit to classify these whackjobs as “schismatic”, he might as well be buying their books. He’s sure helping them sell their books, as well as helping them recruit followers.

The term "schismatic" simply refers to one who rejects the authority of the Pope. It has nothing to do with matters of faith nor dogma.

Not that this has anything to do with matters of faith. The Holocaust is not a part of the Catholic Credo. Disputing the reality of historical events which are widely accepted as fact is not a disqualifier for membership of the Catholic Church. Neither is being deranged.

[GovernmentShrinker]

I agree that it wouldn’t be reasonable for the Catholic Church (or any Church) to deny membership to people because they are “deranged”. However, these aren’t random members of the Catholic Church; they claim to be bishops and priests, while engaging in these deranged, theology-related rants. If the Pope felt that these mentally ill people should be allowed to have formal membership in the Church, just as a profoundly retarded person would be welcomed as a member, that would be one thing. But un-excommunicating them without explicitly stripping them of their status as bishops and priests, amounts to a tacit endorsement of them as spiritual leaders. It lends the Pope’s authority to their claims to be qualified to guide the spiritual and sacramental lives of lay members of the Church, thus encouraging more people to follow them.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Disputing the reality of historical events which are widely accepted as fact is not a disqualifier for membership of the Catholic Church.

I can attest to this!