Still Null and Still Void: The 1968 Rite of Episcopal Consecration:. Replies to Objections by Rev. Anthony Cekada
IN MARCH 2006, I published* “Absolutely Null and Utterly Void,” a 14,000-word study that examined the validity of the new Rite of Episcopal Consecration promulgated in 1968 by Paul VI. As should be evident from the title of the article, I concluded that the new rite was invalid.
A number of things led me to write the article: A considerable number of “approved” traditional Latin Masses are now offered under the auspices of dioceses or organizations such as Fraternity of St. Peter or the Institute of Christ the King, and the priests involved trace their ordinations to bishops consecrated in the new rite. If these bishops were not true bishops, the priests they ordained are not priests, and the faithful who assist at their Masses adore and receive only bread.
IN MARCH 2006, I published* “Absolutely Null and Utterly Void,” a 14,000-word study that examined the validity of the new Rite of Episcopal Consecration promulgated in 1968 by Paul VI. As should be evident from the title of the article, I concluded that the new rite was invalid.
A number of things led me to write the article: A considerable number of “approved” traditional Latin Masses are now offered under the auspices of dioceses or organizations such as Fraternity of St. Peter or the Institute of Christ the King, and the priests involved trace their ordinations to bishops consecrated in the new rite. If these bishops were not true bishops, the priests they ordained are not priests, and the faithful who assist at their Masses adore and receive only bread.
IN MARCH 2006, I published* “Absolutely Null and Utterly Void,” a 14,000-word study that examined the validity of the new Rite of Episcopal Consecration promulgated in 1968 by Paul VI. As should be evident from the title of the article, I concluded that the new rite was invalid.
A number of things led me to write the article: A considerable number of “approved” traditional Latin Masses are now offered under the auspices of dioceses or organizations such as Fraternity of St. Peter or the Institute of Christ the King, and the priests involved trace their ordinations to bishops consecrated in the new rite. If these bishops were not true bishops, the priests they ordained are not priests, and the faithful who assist at their Masses adore and receive only bread.