Answer to the FSSP
The Ecclesiology of the Fraternity of Saint Peter
“Legitimate consecrations?” This is the title of a text signed “Theologus” and published on April 11, 2026, on the website “claves.org” by the priests of the Fraternity of Saint Peter. In it, they attempt to demonstrate the futility of the argument presented by the Society of Saint Pius X to establish the legitimacy of the episcopal consecrations it is preparing to perform on July 1st.
This kind of talk is not new. Indeed, from the very beginning, that is, since the summer of 1988, priests determined not to follow Archbishop Lefebvre in his decision to appoint successors to the episcopate have striven to justify their stance. These were primarily the priests of the then-nascent Fraternity of Saint Peter, and among them Fr. Josef Bisig. They did so by presenting the initiative of the consecrations as resulting in a non-Catholic episcopate, a schismatic episcopate, an episcopate conveying an implicit heresy. Brought to the forefront again by Fr. de Blignières, Fr. Bisig's study largely …
Why was it ok for Fr Bisig to be disobedient to his bishop but not ok for ST Marcel Lefevbre ?