He is no Marcel Lefebvre (Clearly I mean that in a complimentary way to Bishop Lefebvre).
Sorry, Williamson, they ain’t “your” bishop’s powers. Stipulating that they are authentic bishop’s powers they belong to Christ, not to you. If you don’t understand that, . . . heaven help you.
OK, now Williamson is officially Protestant. I don’t believe Msgr. Lefebvre himself would want to be “canonized” in this manner.
Hopefully the SSPX can now move back toward full communion and obedience to the Pope, stop talking about the “errors” of the written magisterial acts of an ecumenical council ratified by the Pope (i.e., Vatican II) and instead debate respectfully about errors in interpretation and implementation of such written acts in light of the continual teachings of the magisterium throughout the millenia. Please, SSPXers, be a bit humble and submit to the yoke of Peter — the Church needs your strong witness to tradition!
I am grateful to the SSPX for keeping Catholic Tradition alive and I pray for their regularization. Pope Benedict may be their last chance. It is, of course, up to God.
The irony. In the name of “tradition” he refuses to submit to the Tradition of obeying the Pope and Magisterium. It just shows that he is very untraditional.
It is interesting how many folks are slamming bishops and priests on both sides of this crisis very freely. Perhaps they do not stop to think and realize that either way they attack, they are attacking sons of the Most Holy Virgin who have done more for the Catholic Church than perhaps any other men alive.
Instead of attacking these noble priests, we should be praying for them with all of our hearts and for the Society of St. Pius X, so beloved of the Archbishop. And lets remember that His Excellency chose both Bishop Fellay and Bishop Williamson for their outstanding qualities. They were chosen out of many.