This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle are joined by longtime Vatican journalist John Thavis to discuss the strained relationship between the Vatican and the Priestly Society of St. Pius X, after the Society said it plans to ordain new bishops July 1 with or without papal permission.
Chapters:
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:08 Pope Leo travel updates
- 4:36 What is the Society of St. Pius X?
- 7:14 SSPX’s beginnings and beliefs
- 12:46 The 1988 SSPX bishops’ ordinations
- 16:48 Pope Benedict and the Latin Mass
- 22:24 Benedict lifts excommunications, offers autonomy
- 28:05 Pope Francis’s actions on SSPX and Latin Mass
- 30:34 Questions facing Pope Leo XIV
- 36:37 What do the Vatican and SSPX each want?
- 42:57 Update on Feb. 12 meeting with Cardinal Fernandez
- 44:00 Credits
Links:
St. Pius X Society to ordain new bishops without Vatican approval, risking excommunication
Vatican holds firm after SSPX bishops’ ordination threats
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