I'm sure I will be corrected if I'm wrong.
With the New Rites of Ordination to the Priesthood and "Installation" of a Bishop, it appears things have changed a bit.
The "Instalation" (not Consecration) of a Bishop following the 1968 changes, does not give the Bishop the right of Consecration, but strangely adds the right to forgive sins. (which is in the pre-Vll priestly ordination)
In the new NO ordination of the priesthood, along with the elimination of the minor orders,(exorcist, porter and I forget what else) It OMITS the ability to forgive sins. I was trying to docuмent this but I cannot and if anyone has the docuмentation, I would appreciate it.
Apparently the validity of the Bishop is determined if the Bishop was consecrated BY a Bishop prior to the new rites of 1968 who had the right to consecrate. Then he would be a valid Bishop. Today a valid Bishop could ordain priests in the Old Rite and they would be valid priests, even under the NO banner. For example, if a Bishop, who was consecrated validly by a Bishop consecrated in the old rite, ordained priests in the Fssp or ICK, they would be valid priests capable of valid confessions.
I suspect that the possiblility of having valid Consiliar Traditional priests is getting smaller and smaller as real Bishops pass away.
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