The Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, commonly known as The Sons and The Transalpine Redemptorists, are a sedevacantist religious institute.
Papa Stronsay from the air. The Golgotha Monastery of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer can be seen in the top right
Sedevacantism is a traditionalist Catholic movement which holds that since the 1958 death of Pius XII the occupiers of the Holy See are not valid popes due to their espousal of one or more heresies an
Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer
…the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin: Filii Sanctissimi Redemptoris; FSSR), commonly known as The Sons and The Transalpine Redemptorists, are a sedevacantist religious institute. They were formed in 1988 as a traditionalist offshoot of the Redemptorists, following a monastic rule based on that of Saint…
The Mexican Jesuit priest, Fr. Joaquín Sáenz y Arriaga, longtime associate of Los TECOS, was one of the pioneers of sedevacantism after the Second Vatican Council.
Francis Schuckardt was a major figure in American sedevacantism, founding what would eventually become the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen. His reception of religious orders from Old Catholic sources would remain a subject of contention.
Following the likes of Charles René Billuart, the Dominican faction argued that a heretical Pope must be juridically deposed by procedure of a General Council. This led them to develop the sedeprivationist thesis.
Citing the opinion of Francisco de Vitoria, Professor Tomás Tello Corraliza proposed that "faithful bishops" in a General Council could theoretically elect a new Pope.