Shane Schaetzel †☧ (@RealClearCatholic)

UPDATED MAP… While the worldwide Catholic crisis is a schism de facto (in fact but unofficial), focused on (but not limited to) the blessing of same-sex couples. A de facto schism does not become de juris (in law or official), until communion with the pope is declared broken by some official act. This has not happened (yet). This latest map reflects the implication of the declaration of Eastern Catholic bishops that Fiducia Supplicans only applies to the Latin Rite. This effectively puts all Eastern Catholic rites outside the influence of Fiducia, thus putting them firmly in the resistance category. Please note, there has been some confusion about me adding Russia to the map. Apparently, many people don’t know there are Catholics in Russia, and many of those are part of the Eastern Catholic Rite in full communion with the Ukrainian Eastern Catholics. The Ukrainian Eastern Catholics have declared that Fiducia Supplicans does not apply to any Eastern Catholic rite. So unless some Eastern Catholic bishops deny that, all Eastern Catholics will be included in the resistance — and that includes those few in Russia.