   the congregation of mary immaculate queen (cmri) (latin: congregatio mariae reginae immaculatae) is a sedevacantist traditionalist catholic religious congregation that rejects the authority of the recent popes, including benedict xvi and francis, and is dedicated to promoting the message of our lady of fÃ¡tima and devotion to the virgin mary according to the teachings of st. louis-marie grignion de montfort, whom they regard as their spiritual founder. over the years, the congregation has also been known as the fatima crusaders and oblates of mary immaculate queen of the universe. ==history== ===francis schuckardt===  the congregation of mary immaculate queen was formed in 1967 in coeur d'alene, idaho, by francis schuckardt with denis chicoine's assistance. in 1969, with the approval of bishop sylvester treinen, of the diocese of boise, shuckardt formed the group into a religious congregation of sisters and brothers. with the implementation of the reforms of the second vatican council, schuckhardt and his group came to the conclusion that paul vi was not a valid pope and therefore sought services from priests who shared his theological position. in the early 1970s schuckhardt received ordination as a priest and as a bishop from bishop daniel q. brown. in the late 1970s cmri acquired the old jesuit scholasticate mount saint michael in spokane, washington, making it their congregation's center. in june 1984, chicoine, with the backing of the majority of the congregation's clergy and laity, ousted schuckardt. ===post-schuckardt===  in autumn of 1984, the priests sought out a bishop to ordain clergy for cmri and found bishop george musey of galveston, texas, whose episcopal lin
Religious_organizations_established_in_1967 Roman_Catholic_dissidents Sedevacantism