SSPX Bishop Rejects Padre Pio Canonization

Someone emailed me the following, which was reportedly written by Richard Williamson, a schismatic SSPX bishop, in his 2002 Christmas newsletter:

"In conclusion, these more or less Conciliar 'ca

, insofar as that might be liable to give to other Newchurch 'canonizations' a credit which is not due to them."

Given the popularity of Padre Pio among traditionalists (regardless of whether they are of the Lidless Eye, the Pseudo-Tridentinist or the authentic variety) even I have to admit that this takes a lot of guts for him to follow his Lidless Eye principles to this extreme. Or perhaps he has finally surpassed his own kookiness in condemning The Sound of Music.

What? Who?

On life and living in communion with the Catholic Church.

Richard Chonak

John Schultz


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