Posted on 01/30/2013 2:59:30 PM PST by NYer
One, the ban Benedict lifted concerned quite a few more people than Fellay. He couldn’t very well lift it for some and keep others out. So the Pope decided to give them a chance to come back and reconcile.
Fellay’s been given a chance to repent. He has not yet taken it. Until he does, he’ll still be under discipline for his violations of canon law. And he certainly won’t be a priest or have any legitimate authority.
Again, this is just my opinion - Fellay isn’t interested in reconciliation. Eventually he will tire the patience, or say something stupid and get himself excommunicated again.
Perhaps Fellay will surprise me. We shall see.
My argument is from holy Popes and Saints; it has nothing to do with Bishop Fellay. St. Paul never said there was salvation outside the Church.
“One, the ban Benedict lifted concerned quite a few more people than Fellay.”
What “ban” and what “people” are you talking about?
It was Pope Benedict, unlike his immediate predecessor, who declared the Traditional Latin Mass was never abrogated.
So what ban was lifted?
St. Paul never said there was salvation outside the Church. As a matter of fact he was martyred for preaching the opposite.
Since I’m up early, even for me, with my catz and my anxieties (maybe the same thing ...), I just wanted to let you know that I’ve had your family constantly in prayer! I printed a picture of the martyrdom of Bl. Father Pro and put it as a bookmark in my journal, so at least once a day, he and I both remember that you need God’s blessings.
Excelsior, FRiend ... it will soon be spring, even where you live.
My goodness, that’s the nicest message I’ve ever received on FR or the Greater Internetz. Thank you very much.
A baby girl was born on the 11th, perfectly healthy — quite a miracle — but the mother is still not well and is not cooperative with my wife at the moment - so no more seeing the baby for now. The Guardian Ad Litem wishes we could keep the four little kids permanently but it really isn’t feasible. Many of my prayers are directed to the disposition of those children and particularly that they end up in a Christian home or homes (more likely). My wife still hopes the kids could go back with their mother but with the new father moved in there that seems even less likely.
I will look up Blessed Father Pro (forgot to last time) and see if he was from any of the areas we visited in Mexico way back then. Things like that are always interesting. Don’t forget to ask Saint Dymphna for favors if your anxieties start to be a problem. I keep a direct line open to her 24x7!
Will take the two older girls to Latin Mass later today. Martha is catechizing the little kids while they’re here and I took them to two VBS last summer. Will send a pic. Thank you again!
You need to reread the Epistle of the Romans.
Paul says in Romans 2:13-6
“For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.) This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.”
I went to English and Spanish Mass today.
I try to get a half hour in the early morning with the Psalms, to help with the anxiety, but sometimes little boys turn up too early. If they don’t like their supper, they want breakfast around 5:30 a.m.!
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