Of Doctors and Bishops – Fr. Joseph Pfeiffer's Episcopal Consecration Revisited

Of Doctors and Bishops - Fr. Joseph Pfeiffer's Episcopal Consecration Revisited

A presentation and discussion on the validity of Fr. Joseph Pfeiffer’s consecration to the Episcopate.

Videos featured in the presentation above

Video for: The Main Event

Video for: Another Angle

Video for: Again and Again

Additional Information

Below is an invaluable resource for investigating the numerous +Thuc consecrations, particularly in connection with the “Spaghetti Bowl” graphic. Feel free to explore this resource and independently verify the chart’s accuracy: Terrence J. Boyle’s Thuc Consecrations page

Link to an interesting chart that maps various lineages

Here is a link to the “Spagetti Bowl” chart: Neal Webster’s Lineage

In essence, Webster’s entire priestly lineage relies solely on Schismatics who exhibit scant regard for the Church’s laws. Given this, how can we trust that they would uphold the Church’s sacramental processes? Clemente Dominguez/Pope Gregory XVII, who had no seminary, theological, or latin training, notably truncated the Mass to a mere 5 minutes in 1983, and the present Palmarian consecration rite involves solely the laying on of hands, devoid of any preface or discernible form, rendering it invalid.

Can we truly have Moral Certitude that Clemente Dominguez/Pope Gregory XVII, Jean Laborie, Jean Pierre Danyel, Louis Jean Stanislaus Canivet, Raymond Maurice Terrasson, Timmothy Hennebery, and others involved correctly employed the matter and form of the sacraments they sought to administer? Particularly when the two video pieces of evidence available (Slupski’s consecration of Petko and Webster’s consecration of Pfeiffer) indicate that, at least in the case of these two men, neither was competent to validly confect the sacrament on those occasions? If one link in this chain is flawed, the end result is compromised.

Bishop Slupski

Regarding Bishop Slupski’s failure to place his hands on Fr. Petko’s head during the preface, it appears that the video documenting this incident has been removed from YouTube and is no longer accessible. However, another video captures Slupski’s errors in the form/words of the sacrament (something previously unknown) during Petko’s consecration in 2011. Although evidence of the defect of matter (failure to lay hands on Petko) is no longer present, we have clear evidence of a defect of form during the same consecration. In the description of this video, one can read the entire preface along with Slupski, and it will quickly become evident that he skips words, replaces others, and mangles still others. In the essential 16 words of the consecration, he replaces the word “ministry” with “mystery” (mysterium), the same error that Webster makes. He drops the word “Instructum”, and other similar mistakes.

Preface for Episcopal Consecrations (the form of the sacrament): Vere dignum et justum est, aequum et salutare, nos tibi semper, et ubique gratias agere, Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, aeterne Deus, honor omnium dignitatum, quae gloriae tuae sacris famulantur ordinibus. Deus, qui Moysen famulum tuum secreti familiaris affatu, inter caetera coelestis documenta culturae, de habitu quoque indumenti sacerdotalis instituens, electum Aaron mystico amictu vestiri inter sacra jussisti, ut intelligentiae sensum de exemplis priorum caperet secutura posteritas, ne eruditio doctrinae tuae ulli deesset aetati. Cum et apud veteres reverentiam ipsa significationum species obtineret, et apud nos certiora essent experimenta rerum, quam aenigmata figurarum. Illius namque Sacerdotii anterioris habitus, nostrae mentis ornatus est, et Pontificalem gloriam non jam nobis honor commendat vestium, sed splendor animarum. Quia et illa, quae tunc carnalibus blandiebantur obtutibus, ea potius, quae in ipsis erant, intelligenda poscebant. Et idcirco huic famulo tuo, quem ad Sacerdotii ministerum elegisti, hanc, quaesumus, Domine, gratiam largiaris, ut quidquid illa velamina in fulgore auri, in nitore gemmarum, et in multimodi operis varietate signabant, hoc in ejus moribus actibusque clarescat. Comple in Sacerdote tuo ministerii tui summam, et ornamentis totius glorificationis instructum, coelestis unguenti rore sanctifica.

This is what it should be.

Latin: Comple in Sacerdote tuo ministerii tui summam, et ornamentis totius glorificationis instructum, coelestis unguenti rore sanctifica.

English: Perfect in Thy priest the fullness of thy ministry and, clothing him in all the ornaments of spiritual glorification, sanctify him with the Heavenly anointing

This is what Slupski actually said:

Latin: Comple Sacerdote tuo mysterium in summam ornamentis totius glorificationis coelestis unguenti rore sanctificata

English: Complete, with your priest, the mystery in the sum of adornments of all celestial glorification, sanctified by the dew of heavenly ointment.

(repetitions, self-corrections and extra words removed)

Clemente/Pope Gregory XVII (Palmarians)

Here are several videos showcasing the current method of Palmarian Episcopal Consecrations, which exclusively involve the laying on of hands. There is no recitation of a preface or any form whatsoever, thus it is invalid on its face. This approach is not surprising, considering that shortly after Clemente’s consecration by +Thuc, he was involved in a car accident that resulted in the loss of his eyesight. As he was blind and lacked formal training in seminary studies, theology, or Latin, it appears reasonable for the Palmarians to adopt a consecration method that a blind individual could perform naturally—simply laying on of hands. One might question the confidence in Clemente’s ability to accurately recite the entire preface and essential words mandated by Pius XII at any point, both because of his lack of Latin training and especially after his loss of eyesight.

This is mentioned primarily to illustrate their general disregard for sacramental theology as held by the Catholic Church.