Tag Archives: schism

QUAERITUR: Is the SSPX in schism or not?

Posted on 23 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Greetings! I am writing in order to ask you abou the SSPX’s canonical status. I’ve heard that they certianly are in schism, as Bishop ___ (my bishop) said, yet I’ve also heard from you that the Prefect of … Continue reading →

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PATRISTIBLOG: Augustine’s Sermons on 1 John – PART 1

Posted on 12 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You may remember my intention to work through St. Augustine’s sermons, or tractates, on 1 John.
I think it is time to get at them.
I am motivated in part because in these sermons, Augustine tackles, among other things, “enemy love”.  Since … Continue reading →

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Schism in New Jersey

Posted on 28 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Fathers of the Church had a real horror of schism.  Schismatics were dissenters who causes disunity.  Jerome wrote:
Between heresy and schism there is this difference, that heresy perverts dogma, while schism, by rebellion against the bishop, separates from the … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Are Orthodox “Masses” valid?

Posted on 2 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
A friend of mine, who runs the R.C.I.A. program in my parish, recently told me that an Orthodox Mass is just as valid as a Catholic Mass. Is this true? (I thought that the fact that the Orthodox … Continue reading →

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Why are groups of liberal Catholics splitting from their bishops?

Posted on 17 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Schism and disobedience, undermining one’s ecclesial identity, are hardly new in the Church.
Still, I have noticed that coverage of these aberrations has increased.

There is the renegade community in Brisbane, Australia.  Pretty much heretics as well.
In St. Louis there is the … Continue reading →

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