Are they welcomed into sspx?  

Related question on Catholic teaching.  ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ priests are supposed not to be ordained but what happens if it's discovered they're ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ after ordination?

Are they welcomed into sspx?  

YES.  Victims of sɛҳuąƖ abuse especially need valid sacraments to heal.  Don't hesitate.  Don't forget to go to Confession to confess any lingering anger you may have towards your abuser.  

Sending hugs to you (or whoever you posted this about).

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Now it would be imprudent to put them on a track to ordination, but I'm sure that even the modern SSPX wouldn't make that mistake.

Why would it be imprudent? Someone suffers childhood abuse so they cannot be a priest?
~Tiffany

Any serious abuse as a child is very likely to cause permanent mental/emotional/psychological/spiritual damage to the victim.

In short, they are damaged goods. Damaged goods are not fit matter for the sacrament of Holy Orders.


One has to appreciate the loftiness of the priesthood, which is certainly above many people (heck, it's above 1/2 of the population (women) right off the bat!)

Men with insufficient intellect are not eligible.
Men with some facial or other deformity are not eligible.
Men missing one of their index fingers or thumbs are not eligible.
Men who are born illegitimate have to get a dispensation. They are certainly not eligible by default.

"Not fair!" you might think. But those are the rules of God's Church.

Saying, "You can't be a priest" is not the same as God or the Church saying, "You are worthless." or "I don't love you."

A person who is not eligible, even "damaged goods", is free to go on to be a saint, and a valuable member of the Mystical Body of Christ, helping others to save their souls. They just can't be a priest, that's all.

In this day and age of "everyone's equal" and "I can do anything", such a policy seems harsh. It's heresy to the bleeding-heart liberalism that prevails in the modern world.

In the olden days, disabled persons were never considered for the Olympics. Today, we have the Special Olympics. A perfect example of what I'm talking about.

Don't think mankind has become smarter because more men/women go to college today, either. Colleges have simply been watered down, so more people can pass.

What, is the SSPX a club now? I thought the Church was for all men who seek salvation. The SSPX is just a religious congregation within the Catholic Church.

Unless they wish to start their own religion, the Catholic Church already has rules for this sort of thing.

Are those victimized by N.O. Catholic clergy to despair of salvation now?

Give me a break.

Now it would be imprudent to put them on a track to ordination, but I'm sure that even the modern SSPX wouldn't make that mistake.

They want to sell out Lefebvre's mission and gain Roman recognition and all that, but I'm sure they still see the downside of ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ priests. If nothing else, the dollar cost!

Why can't someone who was a victim of sɛҳuąƖ abuse be ordained?  

I would add that it's been reported that a large number of those who've been sɛҳuąƖly assaulted become demonically obsessed in the aftermath.  Most will likely struggle spiritually for the rest of their lives, needing a great amount of spiritual guidance from good priests.  When you're in a position of such great need, I would imagine that it would be difficult to be the sole provider of that type of support to those in your flock who come to you in need of that same type of guidance.

Where was this reported? Why would an innocent child be subject to demons because of a pervert's actions?

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I would add that it's been reported that a large number of those who've been sɛҳuąƖly assaulted become demonically obsessed in the aftermath.  Most will likely struggle spiritually for the rest of their lives, needing a great amount of spiritual guidance from good priests.  When you're in a position of such great need, I would imagine that it would be difficult to be the sole provider of that type of support to those in your flock who come to you in need of that same type of guidance.

Where was this reported? Why would an innocent child be subject to demons because of a pervert's actions?

The pervert subjects the child to the demons.  I know.  It's not fair.  But it's true.  As Jen51 said, Fr. Ripperger mentioned it in one of his spiritual warfare talks on sensus traditionis.  He was actually referring to rape victims, but I think that sɛҳuąƖ molestation of a child would qualify as well.

The Church needs to give abuse (of every kind) victims validation and express the need for justice. I think many clergy fall short of this with telling victims it's God's will, pray for the abuser, if it's spouse they often blame the victim, things like that.

Now children who are raped or molested are demon possessed?
~Tiffany