[Land of the Irish]

Bishop Fellay went on to say that an archbishop in the curia had told him, "Don't make an agreement with Rome now. The time is not right. The Pope is no longer governing the Church. We need you to stay where you are and to stand firm in defense of the Faith."

Bishop Fellay noted that Bishop Rifan has defended his apparent concelebration at an offering of the Novus Ordo Missae in Brazil by saying that he, Bishop Rifan, had extended his hands but did not actually mouth the words at the moment that the other bishops recited aloud the words of consecration i.e., "He did not inhale".

[Land of the Irish]

Ping

[ultima ratio]

The SSPX is the living embodiment of the Church as it existed before the present debacle. It's hard not to recognize the work of the Holy Spirit behind this.

[SausageDog]

"Bishop Bernard Fellay, 'No Deal with Rome in Sight'"

Good news! Now if only the dissenting liberals would likewise break from the Church! But no, the liberals keep pretending to be Catholics, kind of like some of the SSPX'ers.

[murphE]

He reminded his listeners that we are living in the exact moment that God has known from all eternity that we would be alive and that His ineffable grace is sufficient for us to weather the storms besetting the Barque of Peter.

Thanks Bishop Fellay, I do need to be reminded of that at times.

[ELS]

His Excellency stressed that charity must prevail in all our dealings with our fellow Catholics so that they will see reflected in us the patience of Our Lord

He reminded his listeners that we are living in the exact moment that God has known from all eternity that we would be alive and that His ineffable grace is sufficient for us to weather the storms besetting the Barque of Peter

[marshmallow]

No surprise here, really.

When you are a) absolutely convinced of the righteousness of your position and b) not at all exercised about the need to be in union with the Pope, it must be hard to see any reason for a reconcilation. Indeed, the big surprise would be if a reconciliation were to take place.

The FSSP split has already taken away those who see union with Rome as an important issue and as a result, those remaining are probably never going to be too anxious to heal the rift.

Maybe Fellay wants to see who the next Pope will be. He might be pleasantly surprised. Then again, he might not. He may not even live to see the next Pope. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? The longer this drags on, the harder reconciliation becomes in my opinion.

[Dajjal]

Bumpus ad summum

[Aliska]

I was going through some pictures I got on ebay. The man gave me this one extra. As you can see, it is damaged. I took a shot of it with my digital camera and it needs retouching and there was some glare. I could photograph it better and touch up the wear marks but there are a couple of other ones I prefer for my devotions.

I would like to find a happy home for it if it can be used. We do have a St. Pius X church locally, but I don't have the energy to get it to them and I have a feeling they wouldn't want it anyway. I can roll it up in a tube and mail it.

[Diago]

On behalf of bishop Pilla, and the Diocese of Cleveland,

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we can not understand why the Society of St. Pius X is so recluctant to strike an agreement with Rome.