The SSPX-MC continues to follow the constitutions and rules of the Society of St. Another group within the SSPX Resistance movement, in the Indian, East Asian, and Oceanic regions, uses the same name (SSPX-MC) and is served occasionally by priests affiliated with the North American SSPX-MC. They are active, celebrating the Tridentine Mass and traditional form of the Sacraments throughout Canada and the United States. Pius X of the Strict Observance (SSPX-SO) and Apostles of Jesus and Mary but ultimately settled on Society of St. Since 2013, this group has become known by a number of names, including: Society of St. These five priests were either expelled from the SSPX or renounced their affiliation with the Society, signing the "Vienna Declaration" and outlining their positions.
The group elected as their first Superior General Father Joseph Pfeiffer, one of the five co-founders along with Father Francois Chazal, Father Ronald Ringrose, Father Richard Voigt and Father David Hewko. Pius X of the Strict Observance (SSPX-SO). The most notable and largest group in North America began to call itself the Society of St. Williamson served as the de facto bishop for various groups of the faithful and clergy sympathetic to Williamson and opposed to recent developments within the Society. Immediately after his expulsion, he publicly called for the establishment of a loose network of what he called "Catholic Resistance" to any proposal by the Society to drop its opposition to Rome. In October 2012 the Society expelled Williamson in a "painful decision" citing the failures "to show respect and obedience deserved by his legitimate superiors". The society's South American district superior, Father Christian Bouchacourt, protested his actions on the SSPX website saying that it was "a serious act against the virtue of obedience." In early October the leadership of the SSPX gave Williamson a deadline to declare his submission, instead of which he published an "open letter" asking for the resignation of the Superior General. For example, in August 2012 Williamson administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to about 100 lay people at the Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, during an unauthorized visit to the State of Rio de Janeiro. Bishop Williamson was the most prominent dissenter, challenging the authority and governance of the Society publicly on multiple occasions. Though the dialogue with Rome ultimately failed in achieving reconciliation and recognition of the Society, the danger of further schism within the SSPX grew more serious. The leaked letter only exacerbated the suspicion and mistrust among pockets of the faithful and the clergy of the SSPX.
Up to this point, suspicion concerning the Society's discussion with Rome grew as the dialogue advanced.
It expressed the three bishops' concerns with the developments of the Society's rapprochement with the Holy See.
The letter was written to Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior General of the SSPX and the fourth bishop Marcel Lefebve consecrated. In May 2012, a private letter signed by Bishops Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson, and Alfonso de Galarreta, three of four bishops illicitly consecrated by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, leaked online.
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