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Sspx on pope francis5/18/2023 ![]() The events leading up to 1988 are perhaps even more instructive on this score. Thus, at least in the mind of the Archbishop, it cannot be wrong, under all circumstances, to collaborate with a Modernist Pope to the extent of having a canonical structure under him. Yet the SSPX was canonically erected under the pontificate of Paul VI and was recognized as a pious union from 1970-75. It would not seem too difficult to establish that Pope Paul VI had strong Modernist tendencies. Let us take a brief review of that history to see that such is the case. The first fact to be noted about the position above is that it runs contrary to the spirit informing the entire history of the SSPX. This article will not consider whether it is prudent, in the current circumstances, for the SSPX to accept a personal prelature from Pope Francis. This article will seek to show that it is not, in principle, wrong to accept canonical recognition from a Modernist Pope, and also attempt to determine a criterion by which one can determine the degree to which collaboration with a Modernist Pope is acceptable. Not only that, it would be illogical, for “to establish legal unity without real unity would … be contradictory.” The implied position of those who express this opinion is that Pope Francis does not have the same faith or the same goal as the SSPX, and so it would be in principle wrong to accept canonical recognition under a Pope Francis pontificate. If so, then and only then could it be right in principle, allowing one to move to discern whether it is also prudent. If not, then it is wrong in principle even to consider accepting canonical recognition. Rather, the real question to be asked is whether the SSPX and Pope Francis share the same goal and have the same faith. In the debate as to whether the SSPX should accept a personal prelature from a Pope Francis pontificate, some have opined that the SSPX should not be considering whether canonical recognition is opportune or prudent. In this article, Fr Paul Robinson addresses the question of whether a Pope must have the faith of a traditionalist for it to be right for the SSPX to receive canonical recognition from him. ![]()
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