CMRI
Congregation of Mary, Immaculate Queen of the Universe So in 1967, on the feast of Our Lady of the Snows, Francis Schuckardt, with the approbation of Bishop Treinen of Boise, founded the Congregation of Mary, Immaculate Queen of the Universe (in Latin: Congregatio Mariae Reginae Immaculatae; hence, CMRI for short). At this time there were no priests in the Religious Congregation, but there were some traditional-minded priests who would provide the Fatima Crusade with the traditional Catholic Sacraments and offer for them the Tridentine Latin Rite Mass. The new Mass was not allowed. Brother Francis Schuckardt, however, realized the necessity of having a bishop to ensure Apostolic Succession in the traditional Catholic Church, and had to address this problem somehow. (From www.BishopSchuckardt.com)If one goes to the official CMRI website, the history is rather sketchy during the Schuckardt Years. Follow the links at the right for more information. There is much controversy about the First Traditionalist Bishop Francis Schuckardt. It is sufficient to state that he is suspended from the exercise of Holy Orders for reception of Holy Orders from a notorious schismatic, Daniel Quilter Brown, as is the current ehad ofthe CMRI Bishop Mark Pivarunas for ordination by a notorious heretic, Fr. George Musey, and consecration by a notorious schismatic Fr. Moises Carmona, as wella sfor his usurpation of Papal Authority in reconciling an Orthdox Bishop with the Traditionalist Church. The CMRI was founded in the Pog Church of Vatican II in 1967 and separated from this, when Brown consecrated Schuckardt. Bishop Schuckardt’s group continued to operate as the Tridentine Latin Rite Catholic Church while the Chicoine faction started a new church and incorporated it on June 14, 1984, as the Latin Rite Catholic Church. (From www.BishopSchuckardt.com)In 1985, Rev. Chicoine and two of the other three priests of Mount Saint Michael were “conditionally ordained” as priests by a Bishop George Musey. Bishop Musey himself stated his belief that these three priests (Rev. Chicoine, Rev. McGilloway, Rev. Hughes) had been validly ordained by Bishop Schuckardt, but was conditionally ordaining them to appease the doubts of some. (From www.BishopSchuckardt.com) This action affiliated with CMRI under the jurisdiction of the Western Diocese of the United States founded by Fr. George Musey shortly after he obtained consecration from Fr. Moises Carmona. “Mindful that the validity of these orders will always be doubtful in the minds of some... Personally, I have found no reason to doubt that these men had valid orders...” Open letter of Rev. Musey (4/23/95).Let us consider these three men and whether or not they are even valid priests.1. Was Daniel Quilter Brown a validly consecrated Bishop? There is not sufficinet evidence to reach certitude on this point, therefore it must be considere doubtful. In fact, Patrick Henry of Safford, Arizona was ordained by Schuckardt and considers his ordination doubtful. 2. Musey's intention in light of the Open Letter quoted above is at best doubtful.Therefore the ordination of these three men is doubtful as is all of hte subsequent ordinations in the CMRI, since they were either ordained by Fr. Musey, Fr. Carmona or by Mr. Mark Pivarunas, who was ordained by Fr. Musey and consecrated by Fr. Carmona. 
Michael Fighting
CMRI
