Bishop Schneider on the SSPX: “The Athanasius Dilemma” Returns

In his first major statement on the July 1 Écône consecrations, Bishop Athanasius Schneider reaches back to the Arian crisis and the example of St. Athanasius. He argues that the SSPX faced a tragic choice between canonical recognition and preserving what it sees as the unambiguous integrity of Catholic Faith and liturgy—and suggests that if Rome took the SSPX’s concerns seriously, it could mark…