Bishop Athanasius Schneider told LifeSiteNews.com that he the planned episcopal consecrations of the FSSPX on July 1 would "in no way" be schismatic even without papal permission.
He justified this position by pointing to a state of emergency in the Church: the Novus Ordo is celebrated in 95% of the world and is, at the very least, a doctrinally questionable rite.
Additionally, truth is being relativized. The Vatican has approved Holy Communion for adulterers with Amoris Laetitia and the "blessing" of homosexual couples with Fiducia Supplicans. Bishop Schneider adds that unauthorized episcopal consecrations were not traditionally treated as schism in canon law and were punished with suspension instead of excommunication.
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