https://freerepublic.com/tag/phonyconsecrations/ en-us Sat, 4 Jul 2026 18:29:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4386668/posts The SSPX Crisis is not an AbstractionI have tried to stay out of the tribal warfare surrounding the SSPX because I do not belong to anyone’s faction. I just want to be left alone to practice the orthodox Faith. I am a convert, but I am not an uninformed one. Before entering the Catholic Church, I studied Catholic theology, Church history, papal authority, canon law, Vatican II, Tradition, and the Magisterium. I read the Summa cover to cover. I have continued studying ever since. I understand why the consecration of bishops without a papal mandate is treated as an extraordinarily... X (formerly Twitter https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4386668/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2026 18:29:40 GMT