![]() Pius X are valid, but illicit, i.e., contrary to Canon Law. “‘ Concretely, this means that the Masses offered by the priests of the Society of St. Code of Canon Law, canon 265) and also because those ordained after the schismatic Episcopal ordinations were ordained by an excommunicated bishop. Pius X are validly ordained, but suspended, that is prohibited from exercising their priestly functions because they are not properly incardinated in a diocese or religious institute in full communion with the Holy See (cf. Regarding the status of adherents to the society, it states: One of these, from 2008, reflects earlier replies. “With respect to the status of the members of this society, the Pontifical Commission Ecclesiae Dei has issued several private replies to individuals which have later been published on the Internet. “’Until the doctrinal questions are clarified, the Society has no canonical status in the Church, and its ministers - even though they have been freed of the ecclesiastical penalty - do not legitimately exercise any ministry in the Church.’ As Pope Benedict XVI said in his letter of March 10, 2009, concerning his remission of the excommunication of the four bishops of the Society of St. For doctrinal rather than disciplinary reasons, the society has no canonical status in the Catholic Church. This society was founded in 1970 by French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Thus it should become increasingly easier to find such a Mass. In the wake of Benedict XVI’s apostolic letter ‘Summorum Pontificum,’ any Catholic can freely attend, and most priests may celebrate, Mass according to the 1962 missal. “I believe it is necessary to distinguish between attending a Mass celebrated according to the norms of the 1962 Roman Missal (the extraordinary form) and attending a Mass celebrated according to this form by priests associated with the Society of St. ![]() Are we now allowed to attend this Mass, and if so, are we allowed to receive Communion if we attend? – T.B., Courtenay, British ColumbiaĪ: I dealt with a similar question on June 21, 2011. But since then, overtures have been made from recent popes, and I think the rules have been relaxed. Q: What is the status of Catholics attending the Mass of the Society of Saint Pius X? Years ago I thought we weren’t supposed to attend but could if out of necessity. Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Regina Apostolorum university. ![]()
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