Bishop Strickland Goes Full Lefebvrist

Kennedy Hall Has All The Details.

Well, that Pilgrimage to Medjugorje must have really done wonders, because Bishop Strickland, who has been Missing In Action for quite some time, has, though not quite signing on with the SSPX... [He should consider it. With the schism of Bishop Richard Williamson and the death of Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, the SSPX is looking for a few good bishops. Of course, Pope Frantic might not be enthusiastic over the prospect, and just might "excommunicate" him like his organization did Bishop Carlo Maria Vigano, and "Re-Excommunicate" the SSPX bishops for good measure. They would probably consult him first, being the good Neo-SSPX they now are...] ...is now fully on board with Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and has made the famous declaration of the Archbishop in 1974 his own.

Now, his recent Post on Substack: "Building a Staircase", is very erudite, and well worth the read. A sample is as follows:

"I believe that we should each strive to be first century Christians in the twenty-first century, and this is especially significant in the area of the Holy Mass. The dawn of the Church included the celebration of Holy Mass, the Last Supper, making present Christ’s once-and-for-all sacrifice of Himself. Accounts like that of St. Justin Martyr offer us very early descriptions of what occurred at Holy Mass, and the beauty of these accounts is that they are so close in time to the sacrifice that the Mass commemorates. We must keep our focus on Jesus Christ as the earliest Christians did, so that the temporal distance from His Sacrifice falls into insignificance because we are focused on the same Crucified and Risen Lord as the early Christians."

(My only complaint here- and it is a big one- is that Bishop Strickland should emphasize that the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass IS "Christ’s once-and-for-all sacrifice of Himself". The Phrase "Holy Mass, the Last Supper" is highly problematic, and betrays the deep influence of the Abomination of Desolation. Obviously, Bishop Strickland needs to read the Roman Catechism concerning the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.)

Bishop Strickland is trodding a well worn path. He chronicles how Vatican II transformed the Catholic Church into the Conciliar Church, how the focus became on the here and now. How the New Mass distracts from the eternal. How Pope Benedict XVI wanted the New Mass celebrated in Latin, how Pius V codified the Traditional Mass in Quo Primum, how Boniface VIII insisted on "Extra Ecclesium Nulla Salus" in Unam Sanctam, and all the other Usual Suspects.

In the course of his writing, he states: "As a bishop, I have promised – no matter the cost – to stand firm on the true staircase which was given by Christ and rests in Him, and whose framework is the Deposit of Faith, and indeed to protect it from all who would attempt to pry off the boards. I am called to remember that the precious blood of Christ marks this staircase, and that it is also stained by the blood of martyrs, and that I must also be willing to shed my blood to protect it. For Christ to die for us, it was required for Him to become man and to surrender to the atrocity of death while holding the very key of life. This took unparalleled will – it took the Will of God. And that is where He calls each of us – to walk completely in the Will of God."

Wonderful words indeed. And now, Bishop Strickland can put his proverbial money where his mouth is. He can start by going back to Tyler, Texas and apologizing to all those Catholics he left out in the proverbial cold and as fodder to be devoured by the Wolf Pope Frantic installed and who then in turn appointed smaller wolves of his own choosing while putting the Faith of the Fathers out to pasture, so to speak. Bishop Strickland might want to reflect on the fact that, unlike this Wolf, he is- well, if not validly consecrated, at least having the Apostolic Mandate and juridical appointment, and that is no small thing- a Prince of the Church, and a successor to the Apostles. So he especially has the duty to "call Peter to an account" as did St Paul in the Acts of the Apostles.

Now, this Wolf is highly suspicious he is being treated to yet another Dog-And-Pony show. Because, while he quotes Bishop Athanasius Schnieder that "Catholics may attend SSPX masses and receive sacraments from its clergy without concern," he fails to cite Cardinal Burkes famous reply to Michael Voris when the latter asked whether the SSPX was schismatic: "Absolutely!" Moreover, his chronology stops with Pope Benedict. Nowhere does he cite any of the problematic- to say the least- "encyclicals" or "letters" or "declarations" of Pope Frantic, other than to allude to the recent exhortation that "All religions are paths to God". So, is this an echo of the Lion of Judah or just another Cowardly Lion on the Yellow Brick Road?

We'll Just Have to Wait and See. Meanwhile, Our Lady of Fatima is not even mentioned in his post. That Pilgrimage to Medjugorje really must have worked wonders.