# New Bishops for the SSPX, Why Necessary and Why Justified, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-fr-paul-robinson-sspx-1384279/new-bishops-for-the-sspx-why-necessary-and-why-justified-sermon-by-fr-paul-robinson-sspx
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-fr-paul-robinson-sspx-1384279/new-bishops-for-the-sspx-why-necessary-and-why-justified-sermon-by-fr-paul-robinson-sspx.md
Podcast: [Sermons of Fr Paul Robinson SSPX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-fr-paul-robinson-sspx-1384279)
Published: 2026-02-09T04:06:36+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/frprobinson/2534824
Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/37224/2534824/frprobinson/2026_02_09_04_06_30_713ad74b-c7bf-4487-b5bc-58318c1654ee.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sermons-of-fr-paul-robinson-sspx-1384279/episodes/new-bishops-for-the-sspx-why-necessary-and-why-justified-sermon-by-fr-paul-robinson-sspx
Duration seconds: 1077

## Resource

Thirty-eight years ago, Archbishop Lefebvre performed the heroic act of consecrating four bishops without papal mandate. Because of that act: The movement of traditional Catholicism has been able to grow and thrive in the past four decades. Countless souls have been able to receive the traditional and authentic teaching of the Church and worship at the Mass of all time. Other traditional communities, like the FSSP and the ICK, have been allowed to exist. Many, many souls have been saved. This past week, our Superior General, Fr. Davide Pagliarani, announced that the SSPX plans to repeat this act of its founder. New bishops will be consecrated this coming July 1, even though we have not received permission from Rome to do so. This is a huge event in the life of the Church, and will have enormous consequences. In this sermon, I want to explain two things: why this act is necessary, and why it is justified. Why it is necessary These consecrations are necessary because first of all because we have a duty to Holy Mother Church, to her spirit and her traditions. We do not want to abandon our Mother in this time of her greatest trial. On the contrary, we want to do all that we can to support her and sustain her. By the Providence of God, the life of Tradition in the Church today lives and dies with the Society of St. Pius X. These consecrations are necessary for the continuation of Tradition. Secondly, we need to do these consecrations for your sake, my dear faithful, for you faithful who have come to us in the midst of this crisis, who have asked the SSPX, “Please, give me the traditional catechism, give me the traditional sacraments, give me a traditional Catholic community.” The SSPX takes care of hundreds of thousands of souls around the world and, if it does not consecra…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sermons-of-fr-paul-robinson-sspx-1384279/episodes/new-bishops-for-the-sspx-why-necessary-and-why-justified-sermon-by-fr-paul-robinson-sspx/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-fr-paul-robinson-sspx-1384279/new-bishops-for-the-sspx-why-necessary-and-why-justified-sermon-by-fr-paul-robinson-sspx.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.