Editing Sedevacantism (section)

==== Clergy, Mass, and sacraments ====
Some sedevacantists accept the consecrations and ordinations of sedevacantist bishops and priests, and the offering of Masses and the administration of sacraments by the said bishops and priests, to be [[Validity and liceity (Catholic Church)|licit]] because of ''epikea'',<ref name="Pivarunas1">{{Cite web |date=2016-09-22 |title=Episcopal Consecration During Interregnums |url=https://cmri.org/articles-on-the-traditional-catholic-faith/episcopal-consecration-during-interregnums/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=CMRI: Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Pivarunas2">{{Cite web |date=2016-09-22 |title=The Consecration of Bishops During Interregna |url=https://cmri.org/articles-on-the-traditional-catholic-faith/the-consecration-of-bishops-during-interregna/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=CMRI: Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>Rev. [[Anthony Cekada]]. [http://www.traditionalmass.org/articles/article.php?id=14&catname=1 "Canon Law and Common Sense"].</ref> i.e. "the interpretation of the mind and will of him who made the law".<ref>Rev. Henry Davis. "Moral and Pastoral Theology", vol. 1, p. 188.</ref> In this case, the [[Canon law|ecclesiastical laws]] (e.g. prohibition of consecrations of bishops without papal mandate; prohibition of administration of sacraments without ecclesiastical authorization) are interpreted to cease when to follow them would be impossible, harmful, or unreasonable, or would mean transgressing [[Divine law|divine laws]] (e.g. the church must have bishops and priests; Catholics must attend Mass and receive the sacraments), and because of a historical precedent for consecrating Catholic bishops during a long vacancy of the Holy See.<ref name="Pivarunas1"/><ref name="Pivarunas2"/>