The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) has announced that it has formally challenged the recent decree issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), marking the latest development in the Society’s long and complex relationship with the unholy See.
According to a communiqué released on July 13, the SSPX stated that it submitted a preliminary recourse to the Dicastery on July 11 in response to the decree issued by the DDF on July 2. The Society explained that this action was taken “in accordance with canons 1734 and following of the Code of Canon Law.”
The communiqué emphasizes that this preliminary recourse is the mandatory first step before a hierarchical recourse can be lodged with a higher ecclesiastical authority. The SSPX further states that, under canon 1353 of the Code of Canon Law, the filing of this recourse suspends the execution of the decree while the matter is under review.
The Society said the recourse is intended to exercise a right recognized by the Church for anyone who believes they have been harmed by an administrative act. It described the action as one undertaken “in a spirit of respect for ecclesiastical authority and of faithful attachment to justice, truth and the good of the Church.”
Concluding the communiqué, the SSPX entrusted its request to the competent ecclesiastical authorities and asked the faithful to pray for the process.
What the Relevant Canons Mean
The SSPX’s statement specifically references two important provisions of the Code of Canon Law.
Canon 1734 establishes the procedure for challenging an administrative decree issued by Church authority. Before appealing to a higher authority through a hierarchical recourse, the person or institution affected must ordinarily first ask the authority that issued the decree to reconsider or amend it. This preliminary request is intended to resolve disputes without immediately escalating them.
Canon 1353 provides that when a recourse is made against a decree imposing or declaring a penalty, the execution of that decree is suspended while the appeal is pending, unless the law specifically provides otherwise. The SSPX maintains that its filing therefore suspends the implementation of the 2 July decree until the canonical process has run its course.
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Insanity. Someone forgot to tell them you don't talk to the devil.
It seems they're appealing to the same kangaroo court that convicted them.