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Re: My thoughts on the SSPX Consecrations
« Reply #15 on: May 26, 2026, 11:32:00 PM »
France (2 bishops) 212 thousand square miles; America (1 bishop) 2.9 million square miles (48 states).  And what are the numbers of trads in America vs. France? None of this stuff makes sense.  1 bishop in America, is this a joke? 
The bishops of the SSPX are not attached to any geographic area. So (soon-to-be) Bishop Goldade will not be "the bishop for America". It really doesn't matter of which nationality the bishops are. Additionally, it is still the case in the SSPX that the number of French priests is significantly greater than that from any other country so it is not surprising in that sense that two of the four are French. I am, however, surprised that none of them are Spanish speakers. But I am sure that one or more has already received the task of becoming a Spanish speaker.

Re: My thoughts on the SSPX Consecrations
« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2026, 11:43:54 PM »
1. The SSPX promised to release the names in June. They released them 6 days early. Why? Some say it's because the Chartres Pilgrimage ended today. Others say it was to bury the news about Bp. Zendejas consecrating a beautiful Gothic marble altar in his newly constructed church. The consecration of the altar happened on the morning of May 25th. The SSPX released the news late on the 25th (in France) and 8 hours later in the USA. Trying to bury this news? Trump attacked Iran to distract attention from the Epstein Files. And it works. It's 100% human nature. It's completely effective on 98% of the population.

2. The Consecrandi are much less educated than the Archbishop's choices in 1988. Especially in terms of languages spoken. Mostly we have French and English speakers, with one German speaker.  Go re-read the official announcement from the SSPX. They are trying to play up the languages spoken for all its worth. But as an almost-polyglot myself, I know just how much "studied Spanish" means, and what it doesn't mean. Fr. Goldade, for example, speaks English and understands "enough" Latin. But even Latin, he wasn't a "Latin nerd" at the Seminary. He never went on the "Latin walks" with the nerds. Maybe he's learned a bit since then; who knows. But people 25 and up, especially busy priests or fathers, only have so much time to study languages.

3. Completely ignored and left in-the-lurch: the Spanish-speaking world. If I was the appointed Spanish-speaker in a group of teachers, I would tell the students to feel insulted. I've studied Spanish off and on for years, but I wouldn't consider myself fluent. I would need some time to get all the rust off, and get the rest of the way proficient. Spanish is the 4th most popular language in the world, with English being #1. French is only #6.

4. Ladislaus pointed out that St. Marys provides a lot of support and revenue for the SSPX. Imagine the effect if people stopped and thought about, or realized, just how faithful Bp. Zendejas was to the cause of Tradition. Especially when considering the 5th point...

5. Bp. Zendejas new chapel has a new altar that is objectively superior, in every way, by every possible measure, to the main altar at the $50 million dollar Immaculata church recently built in St. Mary's KS by the SSPX. The Immaculata has NO stained glass windows. Even the Stations of the Cross are some kind of iron-ons for the walls, not antique 3D statues coming out from the wall, as in the case of Bp. Z's new chapel.

The SSPX better watch out. The Resistance is resisting strong and preserving Tradition in the tradition of Archbishop Lefebvre. And Bishop Zendejas isn't done, God willing! He has many plans, which you will see when they happen.
What are you talking about? I did not hear anything about Bp. Zendejas' plans to consecrate a new altar or church until you mentioned it in this post.


Re: My thoughts on the SSPX Consecrations
« Reply #17 on: May 26, 2026, 11:50:59 PM »
The bishops of the SSPX are not attached to any geographic area. So (soon-to-be) Bishop Goldade will not be "the bishop for America". It really doesn't matter of which nationality the bishops are. Additionally, it is still the case in the SSPX that the number of French priests is significantly greater than that from any other country so it is not surprising in that sense that two of the four are French. I am, however, surprised that none of them are Spanish speakers. But I am sure that one or more has already received the task of becoming a Spanish speaker.
That's true. Don't forget that one of the previous four bishops consecrated by +Lefebvre was from England.

Re: My thoughts on the SSPX Consecrations
« Reply #18 on: May 27, 2026, 12:17:16 AM »
I'm Mexican and I don't really care if the Bishops-elect speak Spanish or not. We still have +De Galarreta, and one of the four can be stationed in La Reja to learn Spanish with their awful Argentinian accent (jk).

I'm more interested in hearing what Fr. Chazal, +Thomas Aquinas, and +Faure have to say about the four future Bishops.
I’m also interested in hearing what “Bishop” Pfeiffer and Fr. David Hewko have to say…

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Re: My thoughts on the SSPX Consecrations
« Reply #19 on: May 27, 2026, 12:19:33 AM »
France (2 bishops) 212 thousand square miles; America (1 bishop) 2.9 million square miles (48 states).  And what are the numbers of trads in America vs. France? None of this stuff makes sense.  1 bishop in America, is this a joke? 
It says Father Hanappier is a professor in Virginia. At least for now it would be 2 bishops at the US seminary.