Barthélemy R.

🚨 BREAKING: Bishop Pierre Roy has announced that he will consecrate Transalpine Redemptorist founder and rector major @FrMichaelMary a bishop on July 25 at their community on Papa Stronsay. Key excerpts from the letter are below. It can be read in full at the Transalpine Redemptorist's blog here: papastronsay.blogspot.com/2026/06/announ… - "He will be consecrated in the absence of an apostolic mandate, since the See of Rome is clearly occupied by the enemies of God. And yet, his role will be to teach, govern, and sanctify in all fortitude and humility the flock that will gather around him. I cannot grant him jurisdiction, and I fully acknowledge this. But Christ, the invisible head of the Church and source of all jurisdiction, can, and He certainly will in the limits of the present necessities of the Church, in the absence of a true Supreme Pontiff, so that he may shepherd the scattered flock that will recognize him as a Catholic bishop." - "Church history shows that heretical bishops are combated by establishing Catholic bishops, just as impostor popes are combated by a true pope." - “I asked Father Michael Mary, without any solicitation from the Redemptorists and despite some initial reluctance, to accept this consecration for the good of the Church and their community.” - “Whilst I know the Redemptorists would have been content to continue as we are, not asking for any further assistance, I fear that I cannot properly fulfill my role and duty to them due to the immense distances that separate us …. it seemed reasonable and necessary to give the Redemptorists a bishop who could properly care for a flock that already knew the sound of his fatherly voice. - “I have found in the Transalpine Redemptorists a genuine love for the Church, and this disposition alone is enough to suggest that this community will accomplish much good under the guidance of a Catholic bishop”