When Leo XIV Allowed Illicit Episcopal Consecrations
Rev. Dimock is NOT a defender of the FSSPX.
His argument is that justice requires the Church to enforce its laws consistently, rather than making exceptions based on diplomatic or political considerations.
In late April 2025, during the period between the death of Francis and the election of a new pope, the Chinese Communist Party announced the election of two bishops, an Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai and the Bishop of Xinxiang. Shanghai already had two bishops and one auxiliary bishop. Xinxiang already had a bishop.
Normally, the Vatican publicly announces bishops before their episcopal consecrations, but in these cases the announcements came only on the day of the consecration.
Rev. Dimock argues that this continued a pattern established under Francis, who also accepted a bishop transfer initiated unilaterally by China.
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