Author Topic: Francis grants Absolution powers to SSPX Priests for Year of Mercy (Read 40794 times)

Ladislaus · « **Reply #10 on:** September 01, 2015, 08:02:41 AM »

Quote from: Arvinger

As it was easy to predict, the enemies of the SSPX now have additional ammunition to argue that the SSPX priests did not have power to absolve sins up till now:

Quote from: Fr Zuhlsdorf
Along with this, the fact of Pope Francis’ move, together with the wording, confirms what I have been saying all along about the priests of the SSPX: they do not and have not had the faculty validly to absolve sins! The fact that this is being granted for the Year of Mercy bears out what I have been saying.

http://wdtprs.com/blog/2015/09/pope-francis-for-year-of-mercy-grants-that-sspx-priests-can-validly-absolve/

That's just complete idiocy. Everybody KNOWS that the SSPX never had actual jurisdiction to hear Confessions; he's acting as if this is some vindication of his brilliance (and his ego). What's under dispute is whether the state of emergency in the Church supplies jurisdiction.

Ladislaus · « **Reply #11 on:** September 01, 2015, 08:07:18 AM »

Let's not overlook the fact that Francis hints that a full reconciliation might be imminent.

Ladislaus · « **Reply #12 on:** September 01, 2015, 08:28:21 AM »

One might point out to Father Z that Francis referred to the laity who attend SSPX chapels as "the faithful", i.e. as Catholics.

Ladislaus · « **Reply #13 on:** September 01, 2015, 08:29:30 AM »

Quote from: ascent

SSPX has always been valid and licit because they've always remained Catholic.

That principle isn't correct. Even before Vatican II it wasn't enough to be "Catholic" in order to have jurisdiction to forgive sins.

Graham · « **Reply #14 on:** September 01, 2015, 09:17:06 AM »

This is absurd and grossly insulting. I expect the SSPX response, should they decide to make one, will be a lukewarm defense of the state of necessity and the validity and liceity of their confessions, coupled with an admonition that we must be grateful for this anyway and the supposedly good intentions it shows. But I won't be grateful for falsehoods and insults from arrogant modernists.