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Taken from The Recusant #65 Epiphany 2026
Fr. Henri Wuilloud moved to Britain
Long-time readers might remember the name of this priest. Ordained in 1998, from 2004 to 2016 he was the District Superior of Switzerland, and from 2016 District Superior of Africa, making him a member of the Chapters of 2006, 2012 and 2018. A liberal and a keen supporter of Bishop Fellay he is also, we gather, that man’s nephew. As District Superior of Africa, he used his position to openly encourage SSPX faithful to go to two Ecclesia Dei priests approved-of by modern Rome, one of whom had jumped ship from the SSPX to the Institute of Christ the King some years before, the other a military chaplain who also said the New Mass, praising the latter as “a man of sound doctrine” in the SSPX’s African district newsletter! He also used the district newsletter to make fun of anyone who might have a problem with this new arrangement or view it as Trad-ecumenism, as we reported at the time (Issue 49, p.31).
In the summer July/August Ite Missa Est we learn that he has now stationed here, at Bristol. Why he is now being sent to our shores, and more to the point, why as a simple priest and no longer a superior is anyone’s guess. Perhaps it is nothing too serious: it may be that his English needs improving. Or might it simply be a case of nepotism no longer being possible since his uncle is no longer Superior General..?
SSPX Episcopal Consecrations latest
The most recent SSPX British District newsletter contains the following news arising from last October’s visit to our country by the SSPX Superior General, Fr. Davide Pagliarani:
Sooner or later? Some would say it’s already 15 or 20 years too later, but ‘better late than never’ perhaps. If a new SSPX episcopal consecration does end up somehow taking place (and that is a big “if”!), further questions suggest themselves. How many bishops-elect will there be, and who will they be? Who will the consecrating bishop be, and who will his coconsecrators be? What are the chances that this will be done in defiance of modernist Rome, versus done with Rome having a say in all of the above? Even if Rome has no say whatsoever and no conciliar priests or bishops representing the Vatican are present at any stage of the proceedings, how much confidence can anyone have that the new bishops will be chosen for their zeal for the Faith as opposed to their unquestioning corporate loyalty? So our advice to our SSPX readers is not to go getting your hopes up!
In any case, we feel justified in maintaining our original prediction: the SSPX leadership will never have the courage to repeat 1988. If they had the courage, they would have done it already. Either it will be a ceremony vitiated with conciliarists and their dubious holy orders, or it simply won’t ever happen at all.
1st Jan. - “Feast of the Circumcision”..?
Two years ago these very pages (Recusant 61, p.55) pointed out a change in the SSPX liturgical calendar so small if you blink you’ll miss it. The first day of January, Traditionally the feast of the Circumcision and a Holy Day of Obligation and yet since 2008 the British District newsletter had it listed simply as “Octave Day of the Nativity, 1st class”. The December 2025 newsletter has it down as “(Feast of the Circumcision)” - in parentheses and with no mention of it being a Holy Day of Obligation. The January 2026 newsletter, however, has added to this the words “Traditional Holy Day of Obligation.” Well: bravo Fr. Sherry, or whoever made that change. You’re almost there! Now just remove the word “Traditional” and you’ll be back to where you started! And yes, this is, of course, only a little thing but still, credit where credit is due…
SSPX Supporting U.N. NGOs..?
From Germany comes an interesting tale, but one which we were able to verify fairly easily, and so can you. Look up an organisation headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland called “Christian Solidarity International” and then in connection with it, look up a young German Novus Ordo priest called Fr. Peter Fuchs (not to be confused with Fr. Martin Fuchs, who left the SSPX for the Resistance in January 2014!).
Their own website (www.csi-int.org) lists their activities in bullet points, the first of which is that Christian Solidarity International “campaign for religious liberty and human dignity”. They are particularly concerned for places such as Armenia, Nigeria, the Sudan and Syria. To be fair to them, many of their goals sound eminently worthy: liberating “people who are abducted, enslaved or imprisoned because of their faith,” for instance, even if they don’t specify which “faith” (and really, when the name is “Christian Solidarity” and not “Catholic Solidarity” how sure can anyone be that we aren’t talking about Protestants, or Greek Orthodox?). Its Wikipedia entry tells us that CSI has: “... consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council.”
And what about Fr. Peter Fuchs, what is his connection? On the “About us” (“Our Identity”) page of the CSI website, Fr. Peter Fuchs is listed as one of the six members of the “International Coordinating Committee”. Fr. Fuchs is also a priest stationed at one of the most important SSPX priories in Germany, namely Munich where he says daily Mass despite never having been conditionally ordained. In April 2025, he visited the SSPX girls’ school Schoenenberg to give a talk promoting CSI and raise funds for them. He was billed as “Geschäftsführer von CSI -Deutschland” (“Managing Director of CSI Germany”). Faithful in the German SSPX District have been encouraged to donate to support CSI almost as though it were an apostolate of the SSPX. Is this now normal?
SSPX Watch
Fr. Henri Wuilloud moved to Britain
Long-time readers might remember the name of this priest. Ordained in 1998, from 2004 to 2016 he was the District Superior of Switzerland, and from 2016 District Superior of Africa, making him a member of the Chapters of 2006, 2012 and 2018. A liberal and a keen supporter of Bishop Fellay he is also, we gather, that man’s nephew. As District Superior of Africa, he used his position to openly encourage SSPX faithful to go to two Ecclesia Dei priests approved-of by modern Rome, one of whom had jumped ship from the SSPX to the Institute of Christ the King some years before, the other a military chaplain who also said the New Mass, praising the latter as “a man of sound doctrine” in the SSPX’s African district newsletter! He also used the district newsletter to make fun of anyone who might have a problem with this new arrangement or view it as Trad-ecumenism, as we reported at the time (Issue 49, p.31).
In the summer July/August Ite Missa Est we learn that he has now stationed here, at Bristol. Why he is now being sent to our shores, and more to the point, why as a simple priest and no longer a superior is anyone’s guess. Perhaps it is nothing too serious: it may be that his English needs improving. Or might it simply be a case of nepotism no longer being possible since his uncle is no longer Superior General..?
SSPX Episcopal Consecrations latest
The most recent SSPX British District newsletter contains the following news arising from last October’s visit to our country by the SSPX Superior General, Fr. Davide Pagliarani:
Quote:“In addition to meeting the priests and brothers individually, the Superior gave two talks. One of the matters addressed in these conferences was the forthcoming consecration of new bishops. Archbishop Lefebvre consecrated four bishops in 1988 for the survival of Tradition, because the Pope and the bishops were openly acting to the detriment of the Faith and of the flock by hiding the Catholic Truth and, worse still, placing heresy and other errors on a level with this Truth. The situation forty years later is worse. … It is for this reason that, sooner or later, the current Superior General of the Society will have to imitate Archbishop Lefebvre’s prudent, courageous and fully justified decision to consecrate bishops. Let us pray for him that the Holy Ghost may guide him and his assistants in this matter.”
Sooner or later? Some would say it’s already 15 or 20 years too later, but ‘better late than never’ perhaps. If a new SSPX episcopal consecration does end up somehow taking place (and that is a big “if”!), further questions suggest themselves. How many bishops-elect will there be, and who will they be? Who will the consecrating bishop be, and who will his coconsecrators be? What are the chances that this will be done in defiance of modernist Rome, versus done with Rome having a say in all of the above? Even if Rome has no say whatsoever and no conciliar priests or bishops representing the Vatican are present at any stage of the proceedings, how much confidence can anyone have that the new bishops will be chosen for their zeal for the Faith as opposed to their unquestioning corporate loyalty? So our advice to our SSPX readers is not to go getting your hopes up!
In any case, we feel justified in maintaining our original prediction: the SSPX leadership will never have the courage to repeat 1988. If they had the courage, they would have done it already. Either it will be a ceremony vitiated with conciliarists and their dubious holy orders, or it simply won’t ever happen at all.
1st Jan. - “Feast of the Circumcision”..?
Two years ago these very pages (Recusant 61, p.55) pointed out a change in the SSPX liturgical calendar so small if you blink you’ll miss it. The first day of January, Traditionally the feast of the Circumcision and a Holy Day of Obligation and yet since 2008 the British District newsletter had it listed simply as “Octave Day of the Nativity, 1st class”. The December 2025 newsletter has it down as “(Feast of the Circumcision)” - in parentheses and with no mention of it being a Holy Day of Obligation. The January 2026 newsletter, however, has added to this the words “Traditional Holy Day of Obligation.” Well: bravo Fr. Sherry, or whoever made that change. You’re almost there! Now just remove the word “Traditional” and you’ll be back to where you started! And yes, this is, of course, only a little thing but still, credit where credit is due…
SSPX Supporting U.N. NGOs..?
From Germany comes an interesting tale, but one which we were able to verify fairly easily, and so can you. Look up an organisation headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland called “Christian Solidarity International” and then in connection with it, look up a young German Novus Ordo priest called Fr. Peter Fuchs (not to be confused with Fr. Martin Fuchs, who left the SSPX for the Resistance in January 2014!).
Their own website (www.csi-int.org) lists their activities in bullet points, the first of which is that Christian Solidarity International “campaign for religious liberty and human dignity”. They are particularly concerned for places such as Armenia, Nigeria, the Sudan and Syria. To be fair to them, many of their goals sound eminently worthy: liberating “people who are abducted, enslaved or imprisoned because of their faith,” for instance, even if they don’t specify which “faith” (and really, when the name is “Christian Solidarity” and not “Catholic Solidarity” how sure can anyone be that we aren’t talking about Protestants, or Greek Orthodox?). Its Wikipedia entry tells us that CSI has: “... consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council.”
And what about Fr. Peter Fuchs, what is his connection? On the “About us” (“Our Identity”) page of the CSI website, Fr. Peter Fuchs is listed as one of the six members of the “International Coordinating Committee”. Fr. Fuchs is also a priest stationed at one of the most important SSPX priories in Germany, namely Munich where he says daily Mass despite never having been conditionally ordained. In April 2025, he visited the SSPX girls’ school Schoenenberg to give a talk promoting CSI and raise funds for them. He was billed as “Geschäftsführer von CSI -Deutschland” (“Managing Director of CSI Germany”). Faithful in the German SSPX District have been encouraged to donate to support CSI almost as though it were an apostolate of the SSPX. Is this now normal?
"So let us be confident, let us not be unprepared, let us not be outflanked, let us be wise, vigilant, fighting against those who are trying to tear the faith out of our souls and morality out of our hearts, so that we may remain Catholics, remain united to the Blessed Virgin Mary, remain united to the Roman Catholic Church, remain faithful children of the Church."- Abp. Lefebvre