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“He’s [Fr. Mawdsley] is a good man.” ~ +Bp. W. to me in a letter of October, 2024.
Maybe +Bp.W gave the answer right there.I think it's more likely that James Mawdsley is still a married layman than a traditional-ordained priest.
Oh yeah- I forgot he was married ...
he was ordained by "bishops" (layman) who were consecrated in the invalid new rite
He had his marriage declared null ... so we can't merely assume that there weren't legitimate grounds for nullity (as there are some clear-cut cases). Nor does marriage preclude valid ordination. Even if the annulment had NOT been legit, but he received conditional ordination, he would in fact be a valid priest regardless.People needn't jump to conclusions without actual evidence, eh?
annulled by a novus bogus layman?
So? No one actually "annuls" anything but simply makes a declaration of nullity, and some grounds for nullity are quite clear and be accepted by even the most radical SV clergy. Regardless, even if he were still technically married, that would not invalidate his Holy Orders.Perhaps it was discovered she had been married before, or there was some other obvious impediment. It's also possible that this woman has since passed away (since that was 20 years ago). Too much we don't know for doofuses to be shooting from the hip.