Such as jurisdiction to hear confessions given directly from the Pope, enjoyedĪttitude of the Holy See to the ‘Patriotic Church’ in China offers a partial
These arrangements give the SSPX privileges, Relation to weddings celebrated by SSPX priests, so that there need not be anyĭoubt about their validity either. Was granted to the SSPX for the ‘Year of Mercy’, and when that year came to anĮnd this jurisdiction was granted permanently. Needed for priests to hear confessions validly, outside an emergency situation, I was correct, then, but things have continued to develop. View was that it wasn’t about to happen, because of the issue of mutual trust. When asked for comments by Catholic journalists, I told them to calm down: my Is to say, that it would gain official canonical status. The Society of Pope Pius X (SSPX) will be ‘reconciled’ to the Holy See: which The present pontificate, the Catholic media is abuzz with the possibility that This is a move I noted as a possible 'next step' after those involving confession and marriages in my 'Chairman's Message' in the latest Mass of Ages, which I reproduce below. This is really wonderful news: Bishop Fellay, Superior of the Society of St Pius X, has said (h/t Rorate Caeli) that he recieved a letter from the Holy See last year telling him that he could continue with priestly ordinations, without needing permission from the local bishop. And anyway I'm happy if Rome wants to make some concession now ('permit and tolerate') while allowing itself to make another, at least on paper ('make licit') at some future date. The word 'licit' simply means 'permitted': any dictionary will tell you that. Fr Z quotes Archbishop Pozzo of the PCED that SSPX priestly ordinations are something they 'permit and tolerate' but which are still regarded as 'valid but illicit'. Update: there's an amusing exchange in Fr Z's comment box on this.
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