French SSPX Bulletin from December 24th reports a preparation for Episcopal Consecrations?

[Stone]

Another FSSPX-Priorate Indicates: Consecration of New Bishops Ahead

gloria.tv | December 31, 2023

Father Jean-François Mouroux, prior of the FSSPX priorate in São Paulo, Brazil, is preparing his faithful for the consecration of new bishops.

He wrote in the January 2024 bulletin, according to CatolicosRibeiraoPreto.com, that consecrations without a papal mandate were an exceptional measure in 1988 and cannot become the rule.

According to him, no one knows whether future consecrations will receive Roman approval. "Whatever happens, a bishop's consecration ceremony in the current context of the Church is an event too important to be taken lightly."

Mouroux mentions that Monsignor Williamson's group already has seven official bishops - not counting those ordained secretly

The sedevacantist movement has dozens of bishops [some of them invalidly consecrated] and there are more than 40 people who call themselves 'pope'.

✠ ✠ ✠

Here is a Google-translated copy of the Bulletin:

Dear Faithful,

Why is the Society of Saint Pius X taking so long to decide to consecrate bishops? Dom Fellay is 65 years old, Dom Galarreta is 66 years old and Dom Tissier de Mallerais is 78 years old. They are facing an exhausting apostolate that consists of several trips around the world. In fact, to make it clear that he had no schismatic intention, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, in the 1988 consecrations, did not want to designate a specific territory for the bishops destined to continue his work. In fact, territorial jurisdiction depends on the Pope. Dom Lefebvre carried out a “survival operation” to give the Fraternity the means to offer the traditional apostolate in the Church. That is why our bishops never stop traveling, responding to the needs of the faithful who spontaneously seek the apostolate of the Fraternity, which continues to grow without stopping. We don't know whether we should be happy about this, as it is the consequence of the general decline of the Church. Be that as it may, a few more bishops does not seem excessive. So why not consecrate them, and quickly?

Assueta vilescunt; which we can translate as: when things become routine, they debase themselves.

The consecrations of 1988, without a papal  mandate, were an exceptional measure dictated by circumstances. The exception cannot become the rule, otherwise it would lose the reasons that justify it. Will future consecrations receive Roman authorization? Nobody knows. Whatever happens, a Brotherhood consecration ceremony in the current context of the Church is an event important enough not to be taken lightly.

We have examples of the opposite: the dissident Brotherhood movement known as “Resistance”, led by Dom Williamson since 2012, already has 7 bishops, not counting the secretly consecrated ones, who could come out of the hat at any moment. In the sedevacantist movement, which emerged in the 1970s, there are dozens of bishops and even popes (more than 40)! These excesses are difficult to justify due to the need for the apostolate. Rather, its origin lies in the crisis of authority. Having freed themselves from it, these people need to replace it, but that is another story… Too many bishops kill the episcopate! This is the conclusion to be drawn.

Another occasion for astonishment arises when we consider canonizations in the post-conciliar Church. John Paul II canonized more than all his predecessors combined. And since the Second Vatican Council, all popes have become saints as if by magic! The excess of (false) saints kills holiness! Even Pope Francis couldn’t help but joke about the beatification of Paul VI: “Benedict and I are in line!” What's the point? Canonize the Council or trivialize holiness? In any case, the second option has already come to fruition. Today, with little effort, everyone is a saint.

Dear faithful, in two previous bulletins we drew your attention to the danger of certain exaggerations in the field of education and piety. This bulletin highlights a type of exaggeration with much more serious consequences. In all  things, let us seek the balance that is the result of prudence. This is a grace we must ask for at the beginning of the new year. Our time and the Church are going through a period of general and profound confusion. Therefore, we must cling to the two millennia of doctrine and practice of the Church, avoiding eccentricities.

The Priory Fathers wish everyone a happy and holy year 2024!

May God bless you all.