If the Society has an 'irregular canonical status' then that means they have a Canonical status and are in the Church.

They can't be 'irregular' and in 'schism' at the same time

Kennedy Hall (Marcel Lefebvre, Bishop Tissier, pp. 602-603) 'If one day they shall excommunicate us because we remain faithful to these theses, we shall consider ourselves excommunicated by Freemasonry.'

@luddite__jimbo Kennedy Hall He disobeyed the pope. You can’t consecrate bishops without his permission.
Vatican II was a legitimate council. Just because bad actors are making hay over ambiguous language in the documents doesn’t make it any less. They’re in schism all by themselves.

Kevin Loughnane @luddite__jimbo Kennedy Hall Canon law is pretty clear that you *can* consecrate bishops without the permission of the pope in particular cases.