Invalid Punishments, Valid Sacraments

Rector of the chief SSPX seminary (Écône) Fr. Bernard de Lacoste stated that it's -- “absolutely certain that priests faithful to Tradition now benefit from a supplementary jurisdiction which allows them to validly absolve all the faithful who come to confess to them.” Says the SSPX-Rome problem is “doctrinal, not disciplinary,” adding –– “What bothers the Roman authorities today is our attachment to Catholic doctrine & our rejection of the errors of the Second Vatican Council. That is the heart of the problem.”

Invalid Punishments, Valid Sacraments
In a sermon delivered on Sunday, July 5, 2026, in the church of the Saint Pius X Seminary in Ecône, Fr. Bernard de Lacoste, director of the seminary, responds, in the light of Church law, to the main questions raised by the decree of July 2 concerning episcopal consecrations and the Society of Saint Pius X.
My dearest brothers,
On July 2, the day after the consecrations, Cardinal Fernández published a decree, a severe decree, concerning the consecrations and the Society of Saint Pius X. I would like to say a few words about this decree and answer four questions in particular.
First: does what happened on July 1st really constitute a schism?
Next: is there really an excommunication for bishops, priests and faithful who approve of these consecrations?
Then: are the sacraments celebrated in the Society of Saint Pius X licit?
Finally: are confessions and marriages celebrated in the Society of Saint Pius X valid?
If we return to the definition of schism …
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Jeffrey Ade2 months ago

And a rejection of the "Errors of Russia!"

Father Karl A Claver2 months ago

How can a previously invalid punishment today be valid, while what was legally and totally valid be invalid today? It is definitely not logical or sane.