Leo XIV Inherited a Crisis - and Makes It Worse
He writes that Leo XIV demands obedience from the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X. after years of treating other disputes as negotiable, contextual, or exempt.
Leo XIV' Priorities Exposed
Rome has tolerated what Carrizo considers far more serious ruptures than the episcopal consecration of the FSSPX:
- Germany's Synodal Way, which has drifted toward schism without consequence.
- Episcopal appointments negotiated with China's Communist Party.
- Blessings of homosexual couples.
- Liturgical experimentation.
- Synodality, which has repackaged old heresies as "innovation".
The willingness to make exceptions in many controversial areas while drawing an absolute line at Écône, Carrizo contends, exposes the pope’s priorities rather than his strength.
"The Signature Is Tucho's; the Failure Is Leo XIV's"
Carrizo portrays Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández as the embodiment of the doctrinal "flexibility" he blames for the Church's current crisis.
Fernández's action against the FSSPX took the form of a Note, whereas only a formal penal Decree can establish the schismatic status Rome is asserting.
On that basis, Carrizo argues the measure is both legally defective.
Although Fernández signed the document, Carrizo places responsibility on the Pope: "The signature is Tucho's; the failure is Leo XIV's."
Carrizo argues that Rome possesses canonical authority but has squandered the moral credibility that gives authority its force.
Leo XIV, he says, acted as though legal power alone would suffice.
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