David Hahn breaks down the illicit episcopal consecration of Father Michael Mary and the excommunication that followed, tracing the Transalpine Redemptorists' path from reconciliation with Rome to schism. He explains why, despite this story, traditional orders keep growing while non-Latin communities close across France.

Chapters:
0:00 Transalpine Redemptorists' founding and reconciliation with Rome
1:24 The breakdown with Rome
2:18 The order's declaration of schism
3:40 This week's illicit consecration
4:13 The excommunication verdict
5:00 A pattern of instability among traditional orders
5:48 Why tradition endures
7:24 Tradition's pull and the waste of this schism

Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6BS0Hrbvmw

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