Posted on 06/15/2012 7:32:59 AM PDT by marshmallow
On the heels of the Vatican’s confirmation today that a personal prelature has been offered to the Society of St. Pius X should they sign on to the Holy See’s doctrinal preamble, the SSPX has released the following statement:
SSPX General House Communiqué
6-14-2012
On Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, accompanied by the First Assistant General, Father Niklaus Pfluger, was received by Cardinal William Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, who delivered to him [Bishop Fellay] his dicastery’s evaluation of the Doctrinal Declaration sent in by the Society on April 15, 2012, in response to the Doctrinal Preamble submitted on September 14, 2011, by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
During this meeting, Bishop Fellay listened to explanations and further details from Cardinal Levada, to whom he presented the situation of the Society of St. Pius X and spelled out the doctrinal difficulties posed by the Second Vatican Council and the Novus Ordo Missae. The desire for additional clarifications could result in a new phase of discussions. [CWR: emphasis added]
At the end of this long, two-hour interview, Bishop Fellay received a draft document proposing a Personal Prelature, in the case of a possible canonical recognition of the Society of St. Pius X. During the meeting the situation of the three other bishops of the Society was not discussed.
At the conclusion of that meeting, it was hoped that the dialogue might continue so as to allow the parties to arrive at a solution for the good of the Church and of souls.
Menzingen, June 14, 2012
Nothing in my comments even suggests that I don’t applaud and support B16’s efforts to bring Fellay back into the fold.
Why would you be so dishonest and uncharitable and suggest otherwise?
If anything is harmful to B16 it is painting him as an impotent leader - far more harmful than me noting that Fellay is being disrespectful and far less than humble in his dealings with B16.
If anything is harmful to B16 it is YOUR painting him as an impotent leader in your post 21 - far more harmful than me noting that Fellay is being disrespectful and far less than humble in his dealings with B16.
He’s the Pope. Of course he’s an important leader.
Didn't you read my post? The Pope is doing this of his own personal initiative. All due charity would suggest to me I shouldn't insult the parties to his negotiation. I don't know why that wouldn't be clear to you. So your insults are actually against the Pope, who you pretend to support.
Imagine this: You are to be a facilitator to negotiations between Israel and Palestinians. You walk in an tell the Palestinians there is no such thing as Palestinians and insult them in other ways. You think that would help? Even if whatever you said was true. Imagine if a president, say Ronald Reagan, had asked you to do it, as part of his efforts. I think, in that case, you would have insulted President Reagan, but doing that.
The pope has not asked anyone to pretend that Fellay has not harmed and is not harming the Church.
I am praying that both men understand that the issue is not merely, not even primarily of obedience, but rather of seeing the events of Vatican II and especially after it, in the Catholic light: in communion with the Sacred Tradition of the Catholic Church.
Hence I repeat my advice to His Grace: no time to go wobbly.
“The pope has not asked anyone to pretend that Fellay has not harmed and is not harming the Church.”
I tend to think that you have formed your opinion on the basis of a one-sided version of the facts.
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