Editorial: The Proximate Causes of a Perennial Problem
Originally Published in Oriens Journal 2019 The crisis in the Catholic Church throughout the English-speaking world, which has been triggered by a stream of sexual abuse scandals, would not come as a shock to any commonsense reader of the Church’s history since the Second Vatican Council. The only people who would have been stunned by […]
Civil Liberty for Non-Catholics: Vatican II’s Teaching Foreshadowed in Catholic Tradition
by Fr. Brian W. Harrison, O. S. We have the great pleasure of introducing Fr Brian Harrison to our audience. Fr Harrison is an Australian priest who belongs to the priestly society Oblates of Wisdom. He is an emeritus professor of theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Fr Harrison will be offering articles […]
Traditionalism’s Next Move
God and Daring The SSPX’s decision to consecrate other bishops without papal approval has understandably provoked a reaction amongst traditionalists. Much commentary has focused on the legitimacy of the decision and the ecclesial context in which it was made. Issues of lawfulness, jurisdiction and doctrine have dominated the headlines. However, I think the question has […]
The Mess of the SSPX is the Mess of the Church
Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine 2 Timothy 4:2 Introduction The Oriens Journal has not commented on the question of the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) for two reasons. The first, the Journal is dedicated to the intellectual, moral and spiritual fatherhood […]