{"podcast":{"title":"SSPX Podcast","slug":"sspx-podcast-6815367","podcast_index_feed_id":6815367,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/sspx-podcast/","website_url":"https://sspxpodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/dc7c8593-f51a-4f02-9d14-c639d10ea8aa/V-tTFTJAJM1sv0QKu6efo1bL.jpg","author":"SSPX / Angelus Press","episode_count":427,"summary":"the Official SSPX English-Language Podcast: Traditional Catholic Interviews, Questions & Answers with our priests, Sermons, and Parish Missions. Produced by Angelus Press for the SSPX US District.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T22:21:03.160035+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sspx-podcast-6815367"},"episode":{"title":"Is This Schism or Something Else? - Episcopal Consecrations #6","slug":"is-this-schism-or-something-else-episcopal-consecrations-6","published_at":"2026-05-04T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sspx-podcast-6815367/is-this-schism-or-something-else-episcopal-consecrations-6","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sspx-podcast-6815367","url":"https://sspxpodcast.com/episodes/is-this-schism-or-something-else-consecrations-series","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ffcf1096-e2e6-4dd0-a374-68165c576c2e.mp3","summary":"Today in The Episcopal Consecrations, we confront one of the most serious objections: would consecrating bishops without papal mandate create a schism? Fr. Loop examines this claim head-on, responding to arguments from Church authorities and theologians who say such an act necessarily breaks unity with Rome. What is schism, properly understood? Does episcopal consecration itself confer jurisdiction—or can the power of orders be separated from governance? And how do we distinguish disobedience from a true rupture with the Church? This episode moves to the heart of the debate, arguing that, in a state of necessity, such consecrations need not be schismatic. We’d love your feedback on this series! podcast@sspx.org – – – – – – View this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hQilpXN0u24 – – – – – – – The Society of Saint Pius X offers this series and all of its content free of charge. If you are able to offer a one time or a small monthly recurring donation, it will assist us greatly in continuing to provide these videos for the good of the Church and Catholic Tradition. Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> – – – – – – – Explore more: Subscribe to this Podcast to receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channel for video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website: https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website: https://sspx.org/ – – – – – What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press , which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. – – – – – – What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullne…","meta_description":"Today in The Episcopal Consecrations, we confront one of the most serious objections: would consecrating bishops without papal mandate create a schism? Fr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5503,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sspx-podcast-6815367/episodes/is-this-schism-or-something-else-episcopal-consecrations-6/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sspx-podcast-6815367/is-this-schism-or-something-else-episcopal-consecrations-6.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}