Is This Schism or Something Else? - Episcopal Consecrations #6

About this episode

Fr. Loop examines whether episcopal consecrations without papal mandate create a schism, addressing key theological arguments.

Today in The Episcopal Consecrations, we confront one of the most serious objections: would consecrating bishops without papal mandate create a schism? Fr. Loop examines this claim head-on, responding to arguments from Church authorities and theologians who say such an act necessarily breaks unity with Rome. What is schism, properly understood? Does episcopal consecration itself confer jurisdiction—or can the power of orders be separated from governance? And how do we distinguish disobedience from a true rupture with the Church? This episode moves to the heart of the debate, arguing that, in a state of necessity, such consecrations need not be schismatic. We’d love your feedback on this series! podcast@sspx.org – – – – – – View this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hQilpXN0u24 – – – – – – – The Society of Saint Pius X offers this series and all of its content free of charge. If you are able to offer a one time or a small monthly recurring donation, it will assist us greatly in continuing to provide these videos for the good of the Church and Catholic Tradition. Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> – – – – – – – Explore more: Subscribe to…

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Loop

Topics covered

• episcopal consecration
• schism
• Church authority
• jurisdiction
• disobedience
• Catholic Tradition

Keywords

• schism
• episcopal consecration
• jurisdiction
• Church unity
• disobedience
• theologians
• Catholic Church

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Society of Saint Pius X, Church, Rome, Angelus Press

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