Retired Bishop Openly Supports Sedevacantism
Update: Bishop Gracida Is NOT A Sedevacantist Retired Corpus Christi Bishop René Gracida, 97, Texas, believes that Francis is “not a bishop, not a Catholic and not a Pope” (Abyssum.org, January 13). …More
Update: Bishop Gracida Is NOT A Sedevacantist
Retired Corpus Christi Bishop René Gracida, 97, Texas, believes that Francis is “not a bishop, not a Catholic and not a Pope” (Abyssum.org, January 13).
Gracida now openly embraces sedevacantism, the theory that Pius XII (+1958) was the last pope implying that after him the Church ended. For Gracida, John XXIII started a "false church," and he and all his successors were impostors.
Gracida claims that the Novus Ordo episcopal consecration is "invalid since 1968.” He excludes however his own January 1972 consecration which, according to him, didn't follow the Novus Ordo although Paul VI's ordination rite was introduced in April 1969.
An ardent former follower of John Paul II, Gracida now calls Vatican II “heretical.” He believes the Ultramontanist myth that "the Pope is the bulwark of the Catholic faith" and notices correctly that “no one could seriously say this about the antipopes of the Vatican II Church.”
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Retired Corpus Christi Bishop René Gracida, 97, Texas, believes that Francis is “not a bishop, not a Catholic and not a Pope” (Abyssum.org, January 13).
Gracida now openly embraces sedevacantism, the theory that Pius XII (+1958) was the last pope implying that after him the Church ended. For Gracida, John XXIII started a "false church," and he and all his successors were impostors.
Gracida claims that the Novus Ordo episcopal consecration is "invalid since 1968.” He excludes however his own January 1972 consecration which, according to him, didn't follow the Novus Ordo although Paul VI's ordination rite was introduced in April 1969.
An ardent former follower of John Paul II, Gracida now calls Vatican II “heretical.” He believes the Ultramontanist myth that "the Pope is the bulwark of the Catholic faith" and notices correctly that “no one could seriously say this about the antipopes of the Vatican II Church.”
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Retired Corpus Christi Bishop René Gracida, 97, Texas, believes that Francis is “not a bishop, not a Catholic and not a Pope” Pic related.
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This is a rather misleading article given the fact that the entire premise of the article is just the fact that Gracida met with Mel Gibson. That says nothing about Gracida's thoughts on the matter of sedevacantism.
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I do not see this supposedly sede declaration on 13th January on that blog. The Bp suggests Bergoglio the Bad is not Pope. Most here probably either think that a fact or consider it a strong possibility, else Our Lord was not speaking plainly in Matthew xvi. 19. Some idea that Francis is Pope but has never said anything binding seems absurd. He tried on a few occasions in his confused way.
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No, sedevacantism is not that.
The Church is unfailing, but there may not be a valid pope, especially in recent times.
Lefebvre and some other bishops have preserved the sacrament of Holy Orders and the traditional Mass.
On the invalidity of the new ritual of ordination of bishops, I am not so clear.
But a pope cannot formally teach error.
Sedevacantism is not ultramontanism.
The Church is unfailing, but there may not be a valid pope, especially in recent times.
Lefebvre and some other bishops have preserved the sacrament of Holy Orders and the traditional Mass.
On the invalidity of the new ritual of ordination of bishops, I am not so clear.
But a pope cannot formally teach error.
Sedevacantism is not ultramontanism.
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I think GTV knows what sedevacantism is. This fellow Garcia is an utter nutter. Has been for some time.
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GTV does not even link to Gracida's statements.
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@Karanjit Michael Dutt if you consider GTV to be ‘the real nutters’ why then may I ask do you read and post opinions on GTV?
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Ah good this “contributor” has been removed - excellent work GTV moderator
You all might just want to keep an open mind about it.
Categorizing the sentence, "the Pope is the bulwark of the Catholic faith" as a Ultramontanist myth is OFFENSIVE TO PIOUS EARS.
Pius IX, Encylical Qui Nuper, No. 3:
. . .We ascended the supreme seat of the prince of the apostles, the citadel and bulwark of the Catholic faith.More
Categorizing the sentence, "the Pope is the bulwark of the Catholic faith" as a Ultramontanist myth is OFFENSIVE TO PIOUS EARS.
Pius IX, Encylical Qui Nuper, No. 3:
. . .We ascended the supreme seat of the prince of the apostles, the citadel and bulwark of the Catholic faith.
Pius IX, Encylical Qui Nuper, No. 3:
. . .We ascended the supreme seat of the prince of the apostles, the citadel and bulwark of the Catholic faith.