The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X has written to every diocesan bishop in Italy, sending them a newly published book explaining and defending its intention to carry out episcopal consecrations.

The book, titled At the Service of the Church, sets out in detail the Society’s argument that the present condition of the Church constitutes a crisis so serious that it justifies extraordinary action.

In a covering letter, the Italian District Superior, Fr Gabriele D’Avino, presents the initiative as an “invitation to renew reflection on the crisis”, framing the gesture as one aimed at encouraging discussion rather than provoking confrontation. Yet the contents of the book itself are far more direct, asserting that elements within the Church’s leadership have, in its words, “adulterated the faith”, thereby placing souls in danger and creating a situation in which resistance to authority becomes not only permissible but necessary. …

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