Statutes of the Fraternity

Article 1 - Modifying the Statutes

The statutes are not final. They may be modified by mutual agreement.

Article 2 - Name

The Fraternity bears the name: Fraternity of the Holy Cross

Article 3 - Reference Documents

• Rule and Testament of Saint Francis
• Capuchin Constitutions of 1925
• Pope Nicholas III, Exiit qui seminat, 1279
• Pope Clement V, Exivi de Paradiso, 1312
• Canon Law (1917) - Can. 487 to 681 on Religious
• Council of Trent - Session 25

These documents are applied in light of the current situation of widespread apostasy and the vacancy of the Apostolic See.

Article 4 - Doctrinal Positions

The Fraternity admits only members who profess the traditional doctrine of the Catholic Church without compromise and who reject the numerous heresies that abound today, including among groups that present themselves as traditional. Below is a non-exhaustive list of positions that must be embraced to become a member of the Fraternity:

• Vatican II is a false council that represents a break from true Catholic doctrine and, therefore, does not represent the Catholic Church.
• The Apostolic See of St. Peter is currently vacant, and the Vatican II claimants to the papacy are antipopes.
• Outside the Catholic Church, there is absolutely no salvation, with no exceptions.
• The concepts of “baptism of desire” and “baptism of blood” are not consistent with Catholic dogmatic teaching. The Church has defined as dogma that water baptism is necessary for salvation. If exceptions existed, the Church would have included them in the dogmatic decree, or allowance would have been made for them through precise wording in the definition. This did not occur.
• “Natural family planning” is a sinful practice and a form of birth control because it deliberately attempts to avoid life, thereby frustrating the primary purpose of marriage and the conjugal act.
• There are two dogmatic definitions declaring that Christ alone is our Redeemer, and these explicitly exclude anyone else. Therefore, to assert that Our Lady is Co-Redemptrix is heretical.
• Marriages between people of different countries or races are not problematic, provided that the faith is preserved.

You can find more information on these positions by visiting the website apologia.pages.dev/en or the website of the Most Holy Family Monastery, vaticancatholic.com.

Professing and embracing the traditional Catholic faith without compromise is a requirement for being a true religious.