Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Order of Saint John?

Is the Order of Saint John a Masonic Organization?

How can the OSJ claim to be sovereign if it has no territory?

Why do the chapels of the OSJ continue to use the Traditional Latin Mass?

Isn’t an indult needed from the Pope or his bishops to continue to use the Latin Mass in OSJ chapels?

Is the OSJ in union with the Pope?

If the OSJ is in union with the Pope, doesn’t it need permission from the Bishop of each Diocese to operate there?

What is the mission of the Order and of its members?

Is the OSJ an organization that subscribes to the teachings of Father Feeney?

Is the OSJ an anti-semitic organization?

How can membership in the OSJ help address the problems existing today in the Catholic Church?

Is membership in the Order limited to Catholics?

Could it then be said that the OSJ is an ecumenical order?

Hasn’t the Order lost its military mission in the Church?

Does the Sovereign Order of Saint John have the authority to grant faculties to priests?