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What Is a State of Necessity? – Episcopal Consecrations #3

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🗓️ 4 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Today in The Episcopal Consecrations, we turn to the central argument behind everything that followed: the state of necessity. What does that actually mean in Catholic theology—and when does it apply? Fr. Paul Robinson walks us through the principles of law, the distinction between divine and human law, and why, in certain extraordinary circumstances, the law itself admits of exception. Drawing from Scripture, moral theology, and Canon Law, we explore how necessity can suspend the obligation of human law for the sake of the common good—especially the salvation of souls. This episode lays the groundwork for understanding the reasoning behind the consecrations.

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On this episode of the Consecration series, Father Robinson helps us understand the central argument behind both 1988 and

0:14.0

2026, the state of necessity, and what it actually means in law.

0:18.0

Because the superiors are commanding us to use these new means that are built on a false

0:27.1

theology, to bind me to stay in that lane does not exist at that moment.

0:33.1

Because the law in that moment is obstructing the common good.

0:38.3

I hope that people would agree that if we're in a state of grave general necessity,

0:43.3

then the SSPX is right to do what it's doing.

0:47.3

And we've been living this nightmare for 60 years now.

0:51.3

It's a really sad time for the church. We feel morally obliged to

0:56.1

to help these souls of crying out for help their time of emergency in the church. Father Robinson,

1:02.5

very good to have you on this third episode of this consecrations series that we're doing. How are you

1:09.8

doing today? Doing well, Andrew.

1:11.6

Yeah, I'm happy to join you. Absolutely. I'm happy to have you as well because this episode,

1:17.5

correct me if I'm wrong, this really is the crux of the whole issue, of the existence of the SSPX,

1:26.0

of what the SSPX is hoping to do with the consecration of the bishops,

1:31.1

in my mind, and I know I'm kind of maybe jumping into some questions right away,

1:35.7

but in my mind, if there is no state of necessity, what the SSPX is doing is wrong.

1:42.2

Is that a fair statement? Is that black as black and white as I see it?

1:46.1

Yes. Yes, this is correct. So, you know, we've seen where the SSBX came from, the life of Archbishop of Fev, and the history of the SSPX.

1:55.7

And we now, we come now really to the question of, of justifying not only these consecrations but also what we're

2:04.1

doing because I mean effectively the SSPX has operated illegally since like 1975 and so we um of course

2:15.7

you know we we want to do the will of God.

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