Modernist accuses SSPX of playing at piety, having a limited understanding of tradition and the sin against the Holy Spirit
What follows is pure vitriol, full of odium theologicum The ordinations of the Society of St. Pius X – The pharisaism of stagnation The priest who speaks with such malignity is responsible for the mission of the Church in Central and Eastern Europe . He would not say this about any other religious group, least of all the Eastern Rite Catholics and the Orthodox. What is he trying to achieve? The Society of St. Pius X is once again ordaining bishops against the will of the Pope. For Thomas Schwartz, this is not merely a violation of canon law, but the expression of an internal perversion of the faith. The bitterest tragedies in church history rarely cloak themselves in the garb of open rebellion. They appear in the vestments of supposedly purest orthodoxy, with hands clasped and eyes downcast. So it is here: The four illicit episcopal ordinations by the Society of St. Pius X are not merely a violation of canon law, nor a regrettable act of disobedience born of zeal in the...
