[NYer]

Ping!

[Miss Marple]

Astute comment about the lack of tolerance towards one group being needed by some.

God bless and protect the Holy Father!

[Antoninus]

"One cannot freeze the church's teaching authority at the year 1962," he said, referring to the society's rejection of many of the council's teachings. At the same time, he said, some defenders of Vatican II need to be reminded that being faithful to the council also means being faithful to the church's entire doctrinal history, without cutting "the roots from which the tree lives."

Exactly. The position that valid Church teaching began in 1962 is just as wrong as the position that valid Church teaching ended in 1962.

[marshmallow]

Prayers for the Pope as he tries to guide the Barque of Peter while mutinous crew attempt to steer it more to port or more to starboard.

[Notwithstanding]

He is just a wonderful man.

I wish we could clone him - but then his greatness would not be so apparent.

[tiki]

reflecting pride and arrogance

JMO, but this is what caused the schism in the first place, they really thought they were holier than the pope and the Church.

[Texan Tory]

“He said the traditionalist society deserves the same kind of tolerance given to other members in the church.”

I think the Catholic Church would lose half its members if the Pope excommunicated every member that disagrees with some of its doctrines. If abortion-facilitator Nancy Pelosi can remain a member of the church, then it’s hard to justify targetting this small group of traditionalists, even though they have some very wrong-headed ideas about the extent of Holocaust. I’m not Catholic, but I’m not shy about telling all of my Catholic friends how much I really like this Pope.

[Dajjal]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2204391/posts
Papal Letter about the Lifting of the SSPX Excommunications - the Letter Itself (Full Text)