Bishop Fellay ultimately postponed ordinations scheduled for June 2014 as a test of loyalty. Pius X and the Dominicans of Avrillé soured after certain religious in the community were suspected of aligning with the resistance. Pius X but provides a refuge for resistance priests and others who no longer believe they can fulfill their vows in the Society.Īnother group within the SSPX Resistance is the Union Sacerdotale Marcel Lefebvre (English: Priestly Union of Marcel Lefebvre), founded at the monastery of the Avrillé Dominicans in Avrillé, France. The SSPX-MC continues to follow the constitutions and rules of the Society of St. Another group within the SSPX Resistance movement, in the Indian, East Asian, and Oceanic regions, uses the same name (SSPX-MC) and is served occasionally by priests affiliated with the North American SSPX-MC. They are active, celebrating the Tridentine Mass and traditional form of the sacraments throughout Canada and the United States. Pius X of the Strict Observance (SSPX-SO) and the Apostles of Jesus and Mary, but ultimately settled on the Society of St. Since 2013, this group has become known by a number of names, including the Society of St. Five priests were either expelled from the SSPX or renounced their affiliation with the society, signing the 'Vienna Declaration' and outlining their positions. Pius X of the Strict Observance (SSPX-SO). The most notable and largest group in North America began to call itself the Society of St. Williamson served as the de facto bishop for various groups of the faithful and clergy sympathetic to Williamson and opposed to recent developments within the society.

Immediately after his expulsion, he publicly called for the establishment of a loose social network of what he called 'Catholic Resistance' to any proposal by the society to drop its opposition to Rome. In October 2012 the society expelled Williamson in a 'painful decision' citing the failures 'to show respect and obedience deserved by his legitimate superiors'. In early October the leadership of the SSPX gave Williamson a deadline to declare his submission, instead of which he published an 'open letter' asking for the resignation of the superior general. The society's South American district superior, Father Christian Bouchacourt, protested his actions on the SSPX website saying that it was 'a serious act against the virtue of obedience'. For example, in August 2012 Williamson administered the sacrament of Confirmation to about 100 lay people at the Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, during an unauthorized visit to the State of Rio de Janeiro. Bishop Williamson was the most prominent dissenter, challenging the authority and governance of the society publicly on multiple occasions. Though the dialogue with Rome ultimately failed in achieving reconciliation and recognition of the society, the possibility of further schism within the SSPX grew more serious.

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