Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer

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The Congregation of 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 Alphonsus Liguori. In 2008, they reconciled with the Catholic Church and were later formally erected by the Catholic Church as a religious institute in 2012. The institute was canonically erected in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen and based on Papa Stronsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, as well as in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, until July 2024. In May 2026, the Sons renounced their reconciliation with Rome and publicly declared their support for Sedevacantism. On 25 July 2026, their founder and rector, Father Michael Mary, was consecrated as a bishop by Bishop Pierre Roy, a sedevacantist, without express Vatican approval. After doing so, Bishop...

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