Two Videos: A Sedevacantist Take on the Vatican-SSPX Drama

Unauthorized ordinations, schism, excommunication…

Two Videos: A Sedevacantist Take on the Vatican-SSPX Drama

With all the news and developments of recent days, we want to make sure the following two videos won’t ‘go under’: Yours truly appeared twice on the Catholic Family Podcast to comment on the recent consecration of bishops for the Lefebvrist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) in Econe, Switzerland, as well as on the (predictable) reaction from the Vatican.

Although the Society accepts Leo XIV as a true Pope and professes submission to him, they nevertheless went ahead and consecrated four new bishops this past Wednesday not only without Leo’s authorization but against his explicit prohibition.… READ MORE

Leo Drops the Hammer: SSPX Excommunicated for Schism, Two Sacraments Henceforth Invalid

Priests and laity affected as well…

Leo Drops the Hammer: SSPX Excommunicated for Schism, Two Sacraments Henceforth Invalid

As expected, the ‘Holy See’ today published a decree declaring the latae sententiae excommunications incurred by the bishops of the Society of St. Pius X, both the consecrator Alfonso de Galarreta and the co-consecrator Bernard Fellay, as well as the newly-consecrated bishops Pascal Schreiber, Michael Goldade, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, and Marc Hanappier, for the crime (acc. to Novus Ordo Church law) of having consecrated bishops without papal mandate. A separate ‘explanatory note’ was also released.

Although this event had been announced months in advance, the Vatican did not trouble itself to ensure that the two brief documents published against the FSSPX be translated into other languages in time for publication.… READ MORE

Vatican-SSPX Showdown: Lefebvrists Consecrate Four New Bishops Without Permission

Schism, excommunications, and the aftermath…

Vatican-SSPX Showdown: Lefebvrists Consecrate Four New Bishops Without Permission

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VIDEO: Novus Ordo Watch/Catholic Family Podcast on the SSPX Excommunications

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Podcast: The SSPX and the ‘Legitimate’ Exercise of the Papacy (TRADCAST EXPRESS 227)

Lefebvrists tinker with profession of faith…

Podcast: The SSPX and the ‘Legitimate’ Exercise of the Papacy
(TRADCAST EXPRESS 227)

Our latest podcast episode, TRADCAST EXPRESS 227, was published on June 25. It is 28 minutes long and deals with the big news that broke the day before: that the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX or FSSPX), founded in 1970 by Abp. Marcel Lefebvre, had sent ‘Pope’ Leo XIV an open letter and, along with it, submitted a lengthy profession of faith that specifically opposes modern errors:

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Spanish Novus Ordo Priest Laicized by Leo XIV for Rejecting Francis as Heretical Pseudo-Pope

Prevost punishes Rev. Francisco José Vegara Cerezo…

Spanish Novus Ordo Priest Laicized by Leo XIV for Rejecting Francis as Heretical Pseudo-Pope

Francisco José Vegara Cerezo, pictured above, is a Novus Ordo priest in the diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain. Or rather, he was. The Church of Infinite Dignity, Limitless Mercy, and Perpetual Inclusion has decided that he is being expelled from the clerical state. This means that, for all intents and purposes, he is to be considered an unordained layman again.

The diocesan Novus Ordo bishop under whom this is happening is José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre (b. 1961). Munilla had referred the case of the Rev.… READ MORE

Antipope Leo XIV: Encyclical Letter ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence (May 15, 2026)

Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter…

Antipope Leo XIV

ENCYCLICAL MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS

On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

May 15, 2026

The Vatican’s infinite text factory has just released another whopper of a document: Robert Prevost (a.k.a. ‘Pope Leo XIV’) has released his first Encyclical Letter. It is entitled Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”).

In its English version, Magnifica Humanitas has 42,088 words. It consists of five chapters, an introduction, and a conclusion. The text includes a total of 245 numbered paragraphs, and it has 224 footnotes.

The Vatican has made the text of Magnifica Humanitas available in sundry languages, of which we make the following available as direct links:

Highlights of the encyclical letter’s contents are also available:

The following is a list of links with initial coverage, summaries, background, and commentary on Magnifica Humanitas, as well as related news, by sources of various stripes:

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Lefebvrists Fire More Salvos at Post-Catholic Vatican: A Sedevacantist Assessment

Society of Saint Pius X on the brink…

Lefebvrists Fire More Salvos at Post-Catholic Vatican:
A Sedevacantist Assessment

left to right: Fr. Davide Pagliarani, Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, Mr. Victor Manuel Fernández
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Last Wednesday, on May 13, 2026, ‘His Eminence’ Víctor Manuel Fernández issued the following brief statement in his role as prefect of the Vatican’s so-called Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith:

With regard to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, we reiterate what has already been communicated. The episcopal ordinations announced by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X [FSSPX or SSPX] do not have the requisite papal mandate.

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NOT HAPPENING: SSPX Rejects Vatican Order to Cancel Episcopal Consecrations

Formal response to ‘Cardinal’ Fernandez…

NOT HAPPENING:
SSPX Rejects Vatican Order to Cancel Episcopal Consecrations

The Lefebvrist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has given its formal response to the Vatican’s conditions for theological dialogue, outlined on Feb. 12, 2026, by the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Destruction of the Faith and Vatican expert on kissing, ‘Cardinal’ Victor Manuel Fernandez.

SSPX Superior General Fr. Davide Pagliarani sent his formal response to Fernandez on Feb. 18, and it was made public today along with three appended documents and a press release:

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Podcast: The Society of Saint Pius X versus the Vatican (TRADCAST EXPRESS 222)

A review of the big drama so far…

Podcast: The Society of Saint Pius X versus the Vatican
(TRADCAST EXPRESS 222)

Our latest podcast episode, TRADCAST EXPRESS 222, has been published. Its main topic is the controversy between the Vatican and the Lefebvrist Society of St. Pius X or SSPX (internationally known as the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X or FSSPX) with regard to its announced intention to consecrate bishops without the required mandate from the person they recognize as the Pope of the Catholic Church, Robert Prevost (Leo XIV).

In particular, this TRADCAST EXPRESS episode considers:

  • The SSPX announcement on Feb.
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Vatican Proposal to SSPX: Call Off the Bishops’ Consecrations and We’ll Talk!

Fr. Pagliarani meets with ‘Cardinal’ Fernandez…

Vatican Proposal to SSPX:
Call Off the Bishops’ Consecrations and We’ll Talk!

In the words of the American baseball player Yogi Berra, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”

This morning, the Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), Father Davide Pagliarani, together with the two remaining bishops of the Society, Alfonso de Galarreta and Bernard Fellay, had a formal meeting with the Vatican’s Prefect of the so-called Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, ‘His Eminence’ Victor Manuel Fernandez.

The meeting had been announced last week after the SSPX Superior announced the Society would consecrate more bishops on July 1, regardless of whether Robert Prevost (‘Pope Leo XIV’) grants them a mandate to do so or not:

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Is It 1988 All Over Again? Watching a New SSPX Drama Unfold

Get your popcorn ready…

Is It 1988 All Over Again?
Watching a New SSPX Drama Unfold

Left to right: Fr. Davide Pagliarani, Tucho Fernández, Bob Prevost, cool giraffe eating popcorn

After the Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), Fr. Davide Pagliarani, publicly made known on Feb. 2, 2026, that new bishops would be consecrated on July 1, although the Vatican had refused the requisite permission (mandate), the anticipated drama began to unfold.

The news spread like wildfire, and the SSPX’s official web sites crashed, apparently overwhelmed by the volume of people trying to access them to see the news for themselves.… READ MORE

Bad Theology, Invalid Episcopacy: Fr. Anthony Ward Consecrated by Novus Ordo Bishop, Dismisses Vatican Excommunication

Theology has consequences…

Bad Theology, Invalid Episcopacy: Fr. Anthony Ward Consecrated by Novus Ordo Bishop, Dismisses Vatican Excommunication

Fr. Anthony Ward (b. 1948) was ordained a priest for the Society of St. Pius X (FSSPX) by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre on Apr. 14, 1973. Four years later, he left the Society and established the Servants of the Holy Family (Servi Sanctae Familiae) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

On Nov. 16, 2025, Fr. Ward announced that he had secretly been consecrated a bishop in the traditional Roman rite by ‘Archbishop’ Telesphore George Mpundu (b. 1947), retired ordinary of Lusaka, Zambia. The ceremony took place on Mar.… READ MORE

LEO WATCH with Bishop Donald Sanborn – Episode 6

Bp. Sanborn dismantles Prevost’s facade…

LEO WATCH, Episode 6

“The Death and Resurrection of Jesus are the Foundation of Integral Ecology”

Since May 8 of this year, the Rev. Robert F. Prevost has been running the Vatican II Church as ‘Pope Leo XIV’.

The sedevacantist podcast program LEO WATCH evaluates Leo’s public actions and teachings from the perspective of traditional Roman Catholicism, that is, that which the entire world knew to be Roman Catholicism until the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958.

LEO WATCH is produced by Roman Catholic Media on a monthly basis. A sixth episode was broadcast live on Nov.… READ MORE

Mayhem Unfolds as Leo XIV Decides Against Marian Titles ‘Co-Redemptrix’ and ‘Mediatrix of All Graces’: An Overview

Vatican issues doctrinal statement…

Mayhem Unfolds as Leo XIV Decides Against Marian Titles ‘Co-Redemptrix’ and ‘Mediatrix of All Graces’: An Overview

Victor Manuel Fernandez, author of Heal Me With Your Mouth: The Art of Kissing, presents the new doctrinal note

[UPDATE 10-NOV-2025: More links to resources added]

The same ‘Pope’ Leo XIV who in a recent sermon declared that “[n]o one should impose his or her own ideas”, has just done that very thing by approving a new doctrinal document put out by the Dicastery for the Destruction of the Faith (DDF).

The text, entitled Mater Populi Fidelis (‘Mother of the Faithful People’), was written and presented by the Vatican’s ‘Mouth-Healer’, the notorious Argentinian mystical porn author ‘Cardinal’ Victor Manuel Fernandez (see image above), who has been in charge of the Vatican’s doctrinal department since 2023:

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Fernandez Clarifies Vatican Stance on Transgender Surgeries: OK in Exceptional, Severe Cases

Vatican’s doctrine chief gives lecture…

Fernandez Clarifies Vatican Stance on Transgender Surgeries: OK in Exceptional, Severe Cases

‘Tucho’ Fernandez on Sep. 30, 2023 (image credit: Maria Grazia Picciarella/Alamy Live News)

On July 1, 2023, the Vatican’s resident mystical porn author and notorious kissing expert, Victor Manuel Fernandez (b. 1962), was promoted by Jorge Bergoglio (‘Pope Francis’) to become the head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine Destruction of the Faith. We warned about him from the get-go, saying he would be Francis’ doctrinal undertaker in his new role, and indeed he has not failed to deliver.… READ MORE