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Bishop Michael Olson Fort Worth, Texas, this week stated that Catholics have “no need” to attend Mass or receive sacraments from priests associated with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) so long as they are able to attend other churches run by priests in full communion with the Church.
Olson published the letter on Thursday after he “received several inquiries regarding the ecclesial status” of the traditionalist Catholic society. The “recent frequency and sincerity of inquiries” led him to issue the message, he said.
The inquiries likely stemmed from the SSPX’s involvement in a long-running controversy between the Diocese of Fort Worth and a group of Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas. The Vatican dismissed the nuns from religious life last month after they repeatedly defied orders and governance from both Olson and the Holy See itself.
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Olson published the letter on Thursday after he “received several inquiries regarding the ecclesial status” of the traditionalist Catholic society. The “recent frequency and sincerity of inquiries” led him to issue the message, he said.
The inquiries likely stemmed from the SSPX’s involvement in a long-running controversy between the Diocese of Fort Worth and a group of Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas. The Vatican dismissed the nuns from religious life last month after they repeatedly defied orders and governance from both Olson and the Holy See itself.
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Texas bishop: ‘No reason’ for Catholics to attend SSPX Mass if they can go elsewhere
Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson this week stated that Catholics have “no need” to attend Mass or receive sacraments from priests associated with SSPX.
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