Sedevacantist movement (independent traditional Catholicism)
Independent traditional-Catholic movement holding that the post-Vatican-II popes are not legitimate. Specific high-control sedevacantist organisations (CMRI in Idaho, SSPV in Brooklyn) exhibit documented insularity and severance patterns.
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BITE breakdown
0 — covers high-control sedevacantist groups (CMRI, SSPV) which reject every post-1958 pope; not the broader traditional-Catholic movement.
In context
Sedevacantists believe the See of Peter has been vacant since the death of Pope Pius XII (1958), based on rejection of Vatican II reforms. Specific organisations — CMRI (Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen, headquartered in Spokane / Mount St Michael), SSPV (Society of St. Pius V), and various independent chapels — operate with strong central authority and documented patterns of severance from non-sedevacantist Catholics including family. The broader Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is not sedevacantist and is much larger.
Key control doctrines
- Post-1958 popes are not legitimate
- Pre-Vatican II liturgy and discipline
- Severance from mainstream Catholic Church
Legal cases & controversies
- Various property disputes with Catholic dioceses
Timeline
- 1958Pius XII dies; sedevacantist position begins
- 1968Father Gommar DePauw founds first formal sedevacantist organisation
- 1970s+CMRI, SSPV, and other organisations form
Sources
- Adam Wilkins academic work
- Multiple traditional-Catholic news outlets
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