https://fsspx.news/en/news/general-house-fsspx-announces-future-consecrations-57009Press release dated 2 February 2026.
With or without Rome's approval?
Last August, he sought the favour of an audience with the Holy Father, making known his desire to present to the Holy Father, in a filial manner, the current situation of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X. In a second letter, he explicitly expressed the particular need of the Society to ensure the continuation of the ministry of its bishops, who have been travelling the world for nearly forty years to respond to the many faithful attached to the Tradition of the Church and desirous, for the good of their souls, that the sacraments of Holy Orders and Confirmation be conferred.
After having long matured his reflection in prayer, and having received from the Holy See, in recent days, a letter which does not in any way respond to our requests, Father Pagliarani, in harmony with the unanimous advice of his Council, judges that the objective state of grave necessity in which souls find themselves requires such a decision.
Apparently without..so they say
Plese, father Pagliarini. Do not do it! It would be a risk for all the church. Be patient! All the people that love the Traditional Latin Mass would be affected by this new consecrations. You have new ways to comunicate Rome the dessire of new bishops. Remember 1988.
It's the kind of pleasure you feel when you suffer at the hands of someone for so long, and God does nothing.
Then finally He strikes, and the effect is more beautiful than you could imagine.
It vindicates you.
God blinds His enemies with confusion and chaos.
They will be Fellay-like youngsters that are easily controlled, but energetic enough to do the tasks of their bishops worldwide. They won't consecrate any Lefebvres/Williamsons
I'd fear a Father Paul Robinson, exept that they probably need someone who's multi-lingual. Father Robinson I think speaks a bit of French, but not much else.What about Latin? A working knowledge of Greek and Hebrew wouldn’t harm, either!
I suspect they'd need someone who's at least moderately proficient in French, English, Spanish, and German ... and possibly also Italian given that they'd be in contact with Rome going forward.
Who fits that description?
Plese, father Pagliarini. Do not do it! It would be a risk for all the church. Be patient! All the people that love the Traditional Latin Mass would be affected by this new consecrations. You have new ways to comunicate Rome the dessire of new bishops. Remember 1988.
It's not just the excommunication from Rome -- what about the vocal criticism from the SSPX when the first 2 Resistance bishops were consecrated?
The blasted hypocrites. If it weren't for hypocrisy, the neo-SSPX wouldn't have any actions at all.
What about Latin? A working knowledge of Greek and Hebrew wouldn’t harm, either!
You know -- you just jogged my memory.
Guess when Fr. Robinson started learning French? AFTER Fr. Le Roux showed up at the seminary, around Fr. Robinson's 4th year.
Fr. Robinson, hailing from Kentucky, joined the seminary speaking the following languages: English. <end of list>
I was infamously "eccentric" at the seminary for various reasons, all of them innocent: my buzz haircut (I also cut my own hair; no one else did), my sandals, the fact I spoke Japanese to some degree.
I'm pretty sure Fr. Robinson was entertaining learning Chinese, until the news Bp. Williamson was leaving and Fr. Le Roux was coming. Then sometime later I heard he was learning French. Funny how that works.
Of course I didn't think much of it at the time -- yeah, I thought there might be a bit of "spirit of competition" involved (I never got along with him that well, for whatever reason). But today, looking back, especially knowing where Fr. Robinson ended up -- I'm inclined to look at the whole thing more cynically.
Whether with or without the permission of the modernists is utterly irrelevant.You go to sspx masses don't you
What matters far more is who the candidates for consecration will be and whether they will still (to some extent) embody the spirit of the archbishop.
They will be Fellay-like youngsters that are easily controlled, but energetic enough to do the tasks of their bishops worldwide. They won't consecrate any Lefebvres/WilliamsonsIndeed, bottom line, avoid them
You know -- you just jogged my memory.
Guess when Fr. Robinson started learning French? AFTER Fr. Le Roux showed up at the seminary, around Fr. Robinson's 4th year.
Fr. Robinson, hailing from Kentucky, joined the seminary speaking the following languages: English. <end of list>
I was infamously "eccentric" at the seminary for various reasons, all of them innocent: my buzz haircut (I also cut my own hair; no one else did), my sandals, the fact I spoke Japanese to some degree.
I'm pretty sure Fr. Robinson was entertaining learning Chinese, until the news Bp. Williamson was leaving and Fr. Le Roux was coming. Then sometime later I heard he was learning French. Funny how that works.
Of course I didn't think much of it at the time -- yeah, I thought there might be a bit of "spirit of competition" involved (I never got along with him that well, for whatever reason). But today, looking back, especially knowing where Fr. Robinson ended up -- I'm inclined to look at the whole thing more cynically.
Episcopal consecrations out of fidelity to the Church and to souls
We believe that the time has come to think about the future of the Society of Saint Pius X, the future of all souls, whom we cannot forget, whom we cannot abandon, and above all, the good we can do for Holy Mother Church. And this raises a question that we have been asking ourselves for a long time and to which, perhaps, we must now give an answer. Should we wait longer before considering consecrating bishops? We have waited, prayed and observed the developments in the Church, and also sought advice. We have written to the Holy Father to present, in all simplicity, the situation of the Society, explaining these needs and at the same time to reconfirm to the Holy Father our only raison d’être, which is the good of souls.
We wrote to the Holy Father: Your Holiness, we have but one intention, which is to make all the souls who turn to us, true sons of the Roman Catholic Church. We will never have any other intention, and we will always keep this intention. Furthermore, the good of souls corresponds to the good of the Church. The Catholic Church does not exist in the clouds. The Catholic Church exists in souls. It is souls that constitute the Church and if we love the Church, we love souls. We want their salvation and we want to do everything possible to offer them the means to attain their salvation. Therefore, we have begged the Holy Father to understand the very unique situation in which the Society finds itself, and to allow it to take the means to continue this work in such an exceptional situation. We all know that the work of the Society, once again, has no other purpose than to preserve Catholic Tradition for the good of souls.
Well, unfortunately, these reasons do not seem to be of interest to Rome, and are not convincing. If you like, unfortunately, these reasons have not found a favourable ear with the Holy See, for the moment. We profoundly regret this situation. Therefore, what are we going to do? Are we going to abandon souls? Are we going to tell them that there is ultimately no case of necessity for the Society to continue its work? That ultimately everything is more or less fine. In other words, that there is no longer a state of necessity in the Church that would justify our apostolate and our existence so as to help the Catholic Church. It is not a question of challenging the Church – far from it! We are here to serve the Church, and we serve the Church by preaching the faith and proclaiming the truth to souls – and not by telling fables to souls.
Can we therefore tell them that, despite everything, everything is fine? Certainly not! That would be a betrayal of souls, and betraying souls would mean betraying the Church. We simply cannot do that. This is why we think that 1st July 2026 could be a good date – an ideal date – as it is the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the feast of Redemption. Nothing else is of interests to us. What we hold most dear is the Precious Blood of Our Lord, flowing down from his feet onto the wood of the cross. Our Lady, at the foot of the cross, was the first to adore this Precious Blood, and which we continue to adore at the foot of the altar. This is the only thing that interests us, and it is the only thing that we want to give to souls – souls have a right to this, it is not a privilege, it is their right! We cannot abandon them.
In the coming days, we intend to give you more information and greater detail. It is important to understand the reasons. It is important to understand what is at stake in all this. This is crucial. However, at the same time, we must understand all this through prayer. It is not enough to prepare our minds alone. I would even say that it is not enough to take a purely apologetic approach to all this. We must prepare hearts – our hearts – as it is a grace, and we must hold on to this grace. We must give thanks to God, and we must prepare ourselves. Yes, consecrations, once more, there will be episcopal consecrations. However, this is not to challenge the Church - it is definitely not a challenge. They will be consecrations out of fidelity to the Catholic Church and to souls.
Furthermore, I would like to add one last consideration… I fully assume responsibility for this decision. I assume it, firstly before God. I assume it before the Blessed Virgin Mary and before Pope Saint Pius X. I assume it before the Holy Father. I would sincerely like to meet the Pope before 1st July. I would like to explain to him, so as to make it possible for him to understand our real and profound intentions, and our attachment to the Catholic Church, so that he knows it, and so that he can understand it. I also accept this responsibility before the Holy Catholic Church and before the Society, before all the members of the Society and - I repeat yet again – before all the souls who in one way or another have recourse to us, and who ask us for help now or in the future. All these souls and all these vocations that Divine Providence has sent us and who continues to send us. Before them, I assume this responsibility – each and everyone in particular, because each soul has an infinite value.
Furthermore, in the Catholic Church, we must never forget that the law of laws, the supreme law that takes precedence over all others, is the salvation of souls. It is not the prattle of small-talk, it is not the synod, it is not ecuмenism, it is not liturgical experiments, nor new ideas and a new evangelisation, it is the salvation of souls. This is the law of laws, and we all have a duty, each in our own place, to observe this law and to devote ourselves totally to defending it. Why must we do this? It is because Our Blessed Lady and Our Lord Jesus Christ taught us during their life here on this earth that they had no other intention and no other goal than the salvation of souls. Therefore, in one way or another, and according to our talents and our circuмstances, each one of us must do everything we can, making our contribution to save our own souls and the souls of others. Amen
Father Paul Robinson is computer engineer by training.
His social queues are lacking and he has alienated more trads that any other SSPX priest I know.
While he's fully committed to the corporation, his mastery of the "faux pas" lowers his credibility to be Bishop.
From today's sermon by the Superior GeneralCan someone give an explanation about this quote , from above?:
Source (https://fsspx.news/en/news/don-davide-pagliarani-episcopal-consecrations-out-fidelity-church-and-souls-57017?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
Father Pagliarani already walking it back, with reports that he "would meet with the Pope before the consecrations to hash out the negotiations"This doesn't surprise me one bit.
Father Pagliarani already walking it back, with reports that he "would meet with the Pope before the consecrations to hash out the negotiations"
Can someone give an explanation about this quote , from above?:
''The Catholic Church does not exist in the clouds. The Catholic Church exists in souls. It is souls that constitute the Church ...''
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https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/docuмents/hf_p-xii_enc_29061943_mystici-corporis-christi.html
Pius XII.
''...6. Again, as in nature a body is not formed by any haphazard grouping of members but must be constituted of organs, that is of members, that have not the same function and are arranged in due order; so for this reason above all the Church is called a body, that it is constituted by the coalescence of structurally untied parts, and that it has a variety of members reciprocally dependent. It is thus the Apostle describes the Church when he writes: "As in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office: so we being many are one body in Christ, and everyone members one of another." [16]17. One must not think, however, that this ordered or "organic" structure of the body of the Church contains only hierarchical elements and with them is complete; or, as an opposite opinion holds, that it is composed only of those who enjoy charismatic gifts - though members gifted with miraculous powers will never be lacking in the Church. That those who exercise sacred power in this Body are its chief members must be maintained uncompromisingly. It is through them, by commission of the Divine Redeemer Himself, that Christ's apostolate as Teacher, King and Priest is to endure. At the same time, when the Fathers of the Church sing the praises of this Mystical Body of Christ, with its ministries, its variety of ranks, its officers, it conditions, its orders, its duties, they are thinking not only of those who have received Holy Orders, but of all those too, who, following the evangelical counsels, pass their lives either actively among men, or hidden in the silence of the cloister, or who aim at combining the active and contemplative life according to their Institute; as also of those who, though living in the world, consecrate themselves wholeheartedly to spiritual or corporal works of mercy, and of those in the state of holy matrimony. Indeed, let this be clearly understood, especially in our days, fathers and mothers of families, those who are godparents through Baptism, and in particular those members of the laity who collaborate with the ecclesiastical hierarchy in spreading the Kingdom of the Divine Redeemer occupy an honorable, if often a lowly, place in the Christian community, and even they under the impulse of God and with His help, can reach the heights of supreme holiness, which, Jesus Christ has promised, will never be wanting to the Church.18. Now we see that the human body is given the proper means to provide for its own life, health and growth, and for that of all its members. Similarly, the Savior of mankind out of His infinite goodness has provided in a wonderful way for His Mystical Body, endowing it with the Sacraments, so...''
Father Pagliarani already walking it back, with reports that he "would meet with the Pope before the consecrations to hash out the negotiations"Perhaps the SSPX and Pope Leo can eventually come to an agreement. This stage may just be a point in the negotiations. But if not, perhaps they’ll go ahead and consecrate regardless. I don’t share the opinion of some of my friends that the SSPX are in schism. The church is in crisis and we are all responding in our own way. It’s not black and white (unless you’re autistic), it’s nuanced. I’m not expecting a lot of agreement on this group and I haven’t the time or patience Boru had to debate. Nor have I her extensive theological knowledge. Though she seems to have vanished recently!!
...Boru had to debate. Nor have I her extensive theological knowledge. Though she seems to have vanished recently!!(https://i.imgur.com/teRGNFe.gif)
Perhaps the SSPX and Pope Leo can eventually come to an agreement. This stage may just be a point in the negotiations. But if not, perhaps they’ll go ahead and consecrate regardless. I don’t share the opinion of some of my friends that the SSPX are in schism. The church is in crisis and we are all responding in our own way. It’s not black and white (unless you’re autistic), it’s nuanced. I’m not expecting a lot of agreement on this group and I haven’t the time or patience Boru had to debate. Nor have I her extensive theological knowledge. Though she seems to have vanished recently!!