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It may be a small point, but I don’t believe that faculties to absolve sins were granted to SSPX priests: the faithful were allowed to approach them for absolution. Fr. Hunwicke, in the last month, gave a somewhat cryptic commentary on this, intimating that, in this instance at least, the SSPX were being treated as the Easten Orthodox are treated. Fr. Z was the only one who gave any commentary on …More
It may be a small point, but I don’t believe that faculties to absolve sins were granted to SSPX priests: the faithful were allowed to approach them for absolution. Fr. Hunwicke, in the last month, gave a somewhat cryptic commentary on this, intimating that, in this instance at least, the SSPX were being treated as the Easten Orthodox are treated. Fr. Z was the only one who gave any commentary on this, as far as I remember. It’s an interesting situation.
If they were allowed to approach then a kind of faculty was granted. In any case the justified positive doubt is enough for the supplied jurisdiction. Canon 144.1:
In factual or legal common error and in positive and probable doubt of law or of fact, the Church supplies executive power of governance for both the external and internal forum.
In factual or legal common error and in positive and probable doubt of law or of fact, the Church supplies executive power of governance for both the external and internal forum.
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One old battle cry which gets reused (with colorful language) in many stories repeats in my mind...
"Confusion to the Enemy!"
And Frances seems to consider the church his enemy in this case.More
One old battle cry which gets reused (with colorful language) in many stories repeats in my mind...
"Confusion to the Enemy!"
And Frances seems to consider the church his enemy in this case.
"Confusion to the Enemy!"
And Frances seems to consider the church his enemy in this case.