You're listening to the SSPX podcast and welcome to episode 41 of the Crisis in the Church series.

In this episode, we're joined by Mr. James Vogel, the communications director of the U.S. District

of the Society of St. Pius the 10th, and we're going to be walking through the history of the

SSPX up to the point when Archbishop Lefebvre consecrated the four bishops in 1988.

But it really doesn't seem like history. In fact, some of the events

that shaped the SSPX in its early years seem like they are repeated in the 1990s, in the early

2000s, and again certainly during the pontificate of Pope Francis. We'll also see how another

future pontiff, Pope Benedict, was a major influence in the society's early years when he was negotiating

on behalf of the Vatican as Cardinal Ratzinger.

Through these 20 years of history, we'll see how the Archbishop reacted both to the trials he

faced as the only defender of tradition in the church and how he reacted to the rapid

blessings bestowed upon the society and we'll learn how to face the same today.

Let's join Mr. Vogel right now. Welcome to the SSPX podcast and our next episode on the crisis in the church series and happy to welcome for the first time to this series.

And I've had you on in the podcast before, but welcoming Mr. Jim Vogel.

Hi, Jim.

How are you?

I'm well.

How are you, Andrew?

Good, good.

For those people who are not super familiar with who you are, could you give us just a 10-second intro or something?

Oh, sure.

I'm the editor-in-chief of Angelus Press, so I oversee mainly the editorial side of things.

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