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The Capital Schism: Archbishop Viganò’s warning on the Pope vs. the papacy

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò released a new essay, The Capital Schism, presenting his analysis of the crisis of authority in the Catholic Church. Viganò argues that generations of deficient post-conciliar formation have produced bishops, and even popes, who no longer adequately understand or transmit the Catholic faith.

The Capital Schism: Archbishop Viganò’s warning on the Pope vs. the papacy

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Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò released a new essay, The Capital Schism, presenting his analysis of the crisis of authority in the Catholic Church.

Viganò argues that generations of deficient post-conciliar formation have produced bishops, and even popes, who no longer adequately understand or transmit the Catholic faith.

Frank Wright reflects on his recent visit with Viganò and examines the essay's implications for the SSPX, particularly […]

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Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò released a new essay, The Capital Schism, presenting his analysis of the crisis of authority in the Catholic Church. Viganò argues that generations of deficient post-conciliar formation have produced bishops, and even popes, who no longer adequately understand or transmit the Catholic faith. Frank Wright reflects on his recent visit with Viganò and examines the essay's implications for the SSPX, particularly […]

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He draws a provocative distinction between the papacy as a divinely instituted office and contemporary popes who, he argues, act contrary to that office through doctrinal errors, synodality, globalism, environmentalism, and support for LGBT causes.

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