Father Giacomao Ballini is operator of the SSPX Resistance movement in West Cork. We process a massive stream of news provided by the excellent European Commission project, MediSys, curate it to focus on stories about a given country, and for readers of English, automatically translate any foreign language stories to provide as complete as possible a picture of how the world is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. SSPX Resistance is led by a convicted Holocaust denier called Richard Williamson, his hate filled comments led to charges some years ago, read here and here. The SSPX Resistance has continued to celebrate the Tridentine Mass and the pre-Vatican II (but post-Trent) rites, though independent of both the Catholic Church and the SSPX. THE presence of a conservative Catholic splinter group is causing concern to locals at Reenascreena, near Rosscarbery. Faure served the society as district superior of both Argentina and Mexico for many years. ( Log Out /  He refused to answer any questions, he was mostly sneering and laughing, especially when I voiced my concerns about his cult breaking Covid19 regulations. The group, the SSPX Resistance, has been based at an old farmhouse in a remote part of the West Cork countryside since it was purchased by ‘Fr Giacomao Ballini’ in 2016. Traditional Catholic Musings is a website/blog sharing information about SSPX Resistance and advertises Father Ballini as a contact, see below. The most notable and largest group in North America began to call itself the Society of St. Pius X of the Strict Observance (SSPX-SO). The property is very run down, the entrance has a farm gate secured by a wooden stake, a track leads to the property which has over 20 acres of land. ALLEMAGNE . Learn more about SSPX and their backward hate filled views. Recent … [10] Immediately after his expulsion, he publicly called for the establishment of a loose social network of what he called "Catholic Resistance" to any proposal by the society to drop its opposition to Rome. Williamson calls himself a Bishop and operates with SSPX Resistance priests here in Ireland, UK, France and other Countries. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. La première Messe a pu y être célébrée le Dimanche 27 novembre. The group, the SSPX Resistance, has been based at an old farmhouse in a remote part of the West Cork countryside since it was purchased by ‘Fr Giacomao Ballini’ in 2016. Other posts link to Anti-Vaxxers and pseudoscience. The Great Famine (an Gorta Mór) or the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1849. These men were not wearing masks as required and had no regard for protecting the health of other customers. Fr Ballini saying mass in Reenascreena ‘priory’. I reported this cult to this community centre today, they say SSPX Resistance have been using their facilities for many years and hold mass there weekly. These ‘priests’ are not registered and are basically charlatans. He works with ‘priests’ Father Bufe and Father Macdonald, see below. Maulathanavalla, Reenascreena, Rosscarbery, West Cork. The American guy was very aggressive, insulting my appearance, telling me to shut my mouth. SSPX (The Society of St. Pius) is a right wing religious extemist group that is anti liberalism, it does not receive support from the Vatican. I asked where they were based and instead of saying he was living six miles from my house he just replied Ireland. 5020 Vedrin (Namur) maisondelasaintefamille@gmail.com . He just laughed at me along with Ballini. One recent post talks about 100 people traveling to Slane during a Covid19 pandemic led by Ballini and his cult. Séminaire des Saints Cœurs de Jésus et de Marie. The hypocrisy in sspx and resistance is horrible, as their ways of brainwashing people and specially women, you lose your voice without being aware, you lose yourself. 1387 relations. In Ireland SSPX and SSPX Resistance operate in Dublin and Cork, SSPX have a Facebook page and website. Though the dialogue with Rome ultimately failed in achieving reconciliation and recognition of the society, the possibility of further schism within the SSPX grew more serious. [14] Relations between the Society of St. Pius X and the Dominicans of Avrillé soured after certain religious in the community were suspected of aligning with the resistance. Pingback: Sedevacantist ‘Priests’ ‘Nuns’ Using God To Peddle Hate And Quackery | Fiona O'Leary. ( Log Out /  Some Locals tell me they see young boys going into this farmhouse and they are worried, they tell me they’ve reported their concerns to the local Gardai. Ballini applied for planning permission in 2016 to convert an outhouse into a religious building to serve the community, he was granted this planning and a Chapel was erected, see below. Conerns have been raised regarding this planning and how it was built. [18] Father Faure, a Frenchman, was one of the first members of the Society of St. Pius X and was even initially considered for the episcopacy by Marcel Lefebvre in the 1988 consecrations, though Faure turned down the selection; Alfonso de Galarreta was chosen in his place. :: L'abbé de Cacqueray, un homme d'exception", "Déclaration de fidélité catholique quarante ans après celle de 1974", "Statement from the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge on the Consecration of Father Gerardo Zendejas, Member of an Independent Church", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SSPX_Resistance&oldid=997651361, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 January 2021, at 16:07. ( Log Out /  [19], On March 19, 2016, one year after the 2015 consecration, Bishop Williamson consecrated Bishop Miguel Ferreira da Costa (aka Fr. SSPX Resistance Ireland are apparently governed by three ‘priests’. SSPX Resistance are a more extreme version of SSPX. I now know one of these men to be Father Ballini. Directory. This YouTube channel supports Far-Right channels including The National Party, see below. Traditional Catholic Musings is a website/blog sharing information about SSPX Resistance and advertises Father Ballini as a contact, see below. Another group within the SSPX Resistance is the Union Sacerdotale Marcel Lefebvre (English: Priestly Union of Marcel Lefebvre), founded at the monastery of the Avrillé Dominicans in Avrillé, France. A Note from SSPX-MC: Join us in the battle for the reign of Christ as King, the preservation and promulgation of the Holy Roman Catholic Faith through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Tridentine Latin Rite of all time, offered by holy priests sound in the true doctrine and firmly rejecting and refusing all modernism, as passed down to them through the great Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Adresse: Marian Corps of Saint Pius X. I mean who wants to build a graveyard in their garden? I will leave you with some photos I took at my visit to this scary place. [1] Williamson served as the de facto bishop for various groups of the faithful and clergy sympathetic to Williamson and opposed to recent developments within the society. (Courtesy of Clive Ruggles) well as the heavenly bodies. The recent August retreat held during the Covid19 pandemic should warrant investigation by the authorities. They see themselves as holding true to the founding principles of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, opposing any drift towards liberalism and modernism perceived as having crept into the SSPX. The society's South American district superior, Father Christian Bouchacourt, protested his actions on the SSPX website saying that it was "a serious act against the virtue of obedience". After this strange encounter I started to investigate Ballini and I found his farmhouse near my home. Some people that go to this rosary thing, go to the resistance, and from the rosary in Saint Peter and Paul, you end in sspx and some of their members, try to drag you into the resistance. SSPX Resistance are promoting dangerous pseudoscience regarding Covid19, their websites mock regulations regarding protecting people from Covid19 and mock those that respect regulations regarding wearing masks etc. Ce centre poss ède aussi une école primaire Maison de la Sainte Famille . I approached these men and asked what their order was, they lied to me. There are many videos of Ballini, Williamson and his cult at the farmhouse known as the West Cork Priory, other videos feature them at a community hall in the Lough in Cork City, see below. However SSPX Resistance is far more concerning. Ballini offers retreats along with weekly masses at this farmhouse. Inside the Ballini Chapel I saw Women praying with black lace veils draped around their heads, a donation box and small wooden crosses were displayed on entry. [17], In 2013, a non-profit (501C3) organisation was set up under the title "St. Marcel Initiative", a trade name of BRN Associates, Inc.[6] This initiative of independent pockets of resistance without hierarchical structure[1] is patronized by Richard Williamson and overseen by David Allen White. [16] Thereafter, the Dominican Friars of Avrillé formally declared their disassociation with the SSPX and, together with other French SSPX Resistance priests, formed the Priestly Union of Marcel Lefebvre by a "Declaration of Catholic Fidelity", signed October 26, 2014. Five priests were either expelled from the SSPX or renounced their affiliation with the society, signing the "Vienna Declaration" and outlining their positions. We often see religious groups promoting pseudoscience and racism but I’ve never seen anything as awful as extreme religious groups/cults SSPX/SSPX Resistance. Ballini is listed as owner of a farmhouse with outhouses and land with planning applications at Cork County Council, I believe this large property was purchased back in 2016, see below. More worrying are Ballinis attempts to secure planning for a cemetery and other weird requests, see below. [12] They are active, celebrating the Tridentine Mass and traditional form of the sacraments throughout Canada and the United States. I will fight to shut these awful people down. The axial stone circle at Reenascreena South, Co. Cork, Ireland, viewed along its axis in the direction from the portals towards the recumbent stone. Photos were uploaded and share this cults meeting at ruins there, they were not wearing masks, no social distancing etc, see below. The leaked letter only exacerbated the suspicion and mistrust among pockets of the faithful and the clergy of the SSPX. There are so many concerns regarding Ballini and his disgusting SSPX Resistance cult. Christus Regnat! These people almost got me years ago, thank God I left, and I left because of the abuse I received, although I was not aware I had suffered abuse until I went to therapy. I found Ballini to be most sinister and secretive, see photos of him and his colleague below in Aldi supermarket Dunmanway Co. Cork. Ballini said he was the society of the apostles of jesus and mary. The SSPX Resistance is a loosely organized group of Traditionalist Catholics that grew out of the concern that the dialogue between the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Holy See was leading the SSPX to accept the Second Vatican Council as a condition of the Society's recognition by Rome. You know they operate and get people in a really interesting way. While some elements of prevailing traditions may be carried forward from place to … These serious issues must be investigated. Another young Woman was in a half finished kitchen which led to a tiny dining area which had a table set for several guests. SSPX Resistance are promoting dangerous pseudoscience regarding Covid19, their websites mock regulations regarding protecting people from Covid19 and mock those that respect regulations regarding wearing masks etc. Tel: 00 … Publié par Reconquista à 14:51 Aucun commentaire: Envoyer par e-mail BlogThis! Libellés : Europe, Irlande, prieuré. This post appears to be deleted since I started investigating this cult. Coronavirus articles about Ireland on 2020-08-26 . I went into their compound hoping to ask Ballini questions about his operations and voice my concerns about their hate filled views and dangerous quackery regarding Covid19. See posts mocking mask wearers regarding Covid19 below. [13] The SSPX-MC continues to follow the constitutions and rules of the Society of St. Pius X but provides a refuge for resistance priests and others who no longer believe they can fulfill their vows in the Society. Williamson has also been accused of sheltering child abusers, read here and here. Are these ‘priests’ Garda vetted, background checks etc? ( Log Out /  This kind of people have a group of ‘Rosary and pint’ and ‘juventutem corcaigh’ in Saint Peter and Paul in Cork, they seem legal cause they operate in Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral and they advertise their group as a love traditional mass etc etc,but, the head of the group is a FSSPX person, you start there and with their friendly behaviour, they invite you to attend their sspx church, you don’t know you’re attending a cult, you think it’s just a Latin mass like saint Peter & Paul, and you just end there, brainwashed and suffering, although at first, you don’t know how dark everything is, specially for women and young women, everything seems ideal and happy. [8] In early October the leadership of the SSPX gave Williamson a deadline to declare his submission, instead of which he published an "open letter" asking for the resignation of the superior general. The fact that a convicted criminal, Holocaust denier/hatemonger regularly visits this farmhouse and spreads hatred to the community I live in. [20] On May 11, 2017, it was announced that Williamson intended to consecrate a third bishop, Mexican-American prelate Gerardo Zendejas. After hours of searching I finally found SSPX Resistance West Cork. I myself was not aware of SSPX Resistance until last weekend when I saw two men in strange dress enter my local supermarket. Partager sur Twitter Partager sur Facebook Partager sur Pinterest. The whole compound is not safe, unfinished buildings, unsafe walk ways, no proper fire exits etc. Whilst driving around I spoke to locals in the area, they told me they were terrified of this cult, some made accusations about property being damaged possibly by SSPX Resistance, they also said that Ballini and his cult may have purchased a second property nearby. Supports Far-Right channels including the National Party, see below postponed ordinations for. 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