Author Topic: SSPX Consecration to St. Joseph (Read 6503 times)

Nickolas · « **on:** March 02, 2013, 07:38:50 PM »

The latest Regina Coeli Report focuses on the SSPX upcoming consecration of itself to St. Joseph.

http://www.sspx.org/rcr_pdfs/2013_rcrs/march-april_2013_rcr.pdf

Why now? Other Popes have come and gone. While we pray for a good outcome of the upcoming conclave, I am puzzled. Is the Society leaving St. Pius behind as their patron saint? We have seen that Rome is filled with modernists with little sympathy for a dramatic return to Tradition or willingness to make doctrinal changes away from the Vatican II heresies. I personally am praying the new Pope will be an extremist, either embracing Tradition (don't think they exist in Rome just now) or totally modernist and unwilling to deal with the Society at all. Perhaps I am in error for praying this way, but I can't see a future for the Society otherwise.

Nickolas · « **Reply #1 on:** March 02, 2013, 08:03:06 PM »

Another thing I thought was odd. The SSPX website says the decision to consecrate the Society to St. Joseph was made at last summers General Chapter. Why was the consecration delayed until now. Did the SSPX leadership have advance notice of the Pope's departure then?

MariaCatherine · « **Reply #2 on:** March 02, 2013, 08:11:39 PM »

Maybe the original plan last summer was to aim for his feast day, and they saw no sense in announcing it until now.

padrepio · « **Reply #3 on:** March 02, 2013, 10:45:41 PM »

Just speculation, but maybe it was supposed to be the new name before efforts from the world-wide Resistance put a squash on it.

Tomas de Torquemada · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2013, 08:39:48 AM »

Are you people seriuosly complaining that the SSPX is going to consecrate itself to St. Joseph? How can this be a bad thing?