https://freerepublic.com/tag/penanceandobedience/ en-us Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:55:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4387696/posts As any Catholic master of ceremonies will tell you, it takes only the tiniest sartorial mishap to lend a Python-esque flavour to moments of the utmost solemnity. On 1 July the rebel traditionalist Society of St Pius X (SSPX) created four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV during a five-hour open-air Latin Mass in a Swiss alpine meadow. The consecrating prelates wore dark-red velvet chasubles over scarlet-and-gold dalmatics with matching gloves. They descended from their thrones bearing sacred chrism. Afterwards the new bishops stood in a row, mitres perched on their heads for the first time. For traditionalist... The Spectator https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4387696/posts#comment Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:55:59 GMT