With the sudden death of Bishop Tissier de Mallerais on October 8, there are many who are concerned about the future of the SSPX, realizing that the SSPX needs bishops to survive. This is a good moment for us to remind ourselves about three things: why the consecrations of bishops took place in 1988; why there have not been more bishops consecrated since then; and what we might expect for the consecration of bishops in the future.
