When Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, founder of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), consecrated four bishops in 1988 against the will of Pope John Paul II, he famously referred to his act as “Operation Survival” during his sermon for the occasion: This past February, current SSPX Superior General Fr. Davide Pagliarani decided that the time has come for the SSPX to consecrate more bishops…
