7.2. But SSPX priests are validly ordained in the old rite and preach Catholic doctrine. What’s wrong with that?

7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism

Mar 29

While many SSPX priests are validly ordained and teach much that is true, their entire operation is founded on a contradiction:

They operate without ordinary jurisdiction, which the Church has always required for valid absolution and valid marriage. According to the 1917 Code of Canon Law, a priest must have jurisdiction from the Church to validly hear confessions (Canon 872) and witness marriages (Canon 1095). Without it, these sacraments are invalid, regardless of good intentions.
They claim union with a man (Leo XIV) whom they call pope, yet they disobey his teachings, liturgical norms, and governance.
They train the faithful to pick and choose what they accept from the hierarchy—a Protestant attitude cloaked in Latin Mass reverence.

This results in the faithful being exposed to invalid or illicit sacraments, and raises serious moral and spiritual risks. The SSPX undermines true Catholic obedience, promotes ecclesiological confusion, and leads many to settle into a compromised version of Catholicism that is neither fully obedient nor fully separated.

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Steve John

7.2. But SSPX priests are validly ordained in the old rite and preach Catholic doctrine. What’s wrong with that?

7.1. The SSPX offers the Traditional Latin Mass and rejects Vatican II errors. Isn’t that good enough?

7.3. What about the FSSP, ICKSP, and diocesan Traditional Latin Masses? Aren’t these fully approved and safe?