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DIOCESAN DIALOGUES
with the SSPX and its adherents in the
USA |
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Listed below are some dialogues that have recently taken place
between the USA District Superior of the SSPX (or laity who have adhered
themselves to the SSPX) and with the local Ordinaries of the United States
(and with authorities in Rome).
These dialogues are important for several reasons:
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they show the extent of the
theological crisis in the
Catholic Church,
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the lack of
understanding on the bishops' part of essential points of the
Catholic Faith and even of the application of Canon Law,
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they vividly make clear the double standards that are applied to traditional Catholics "in the spirit of Vatican II"
(especially in regards to dialoguing),
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and lastly, they show just how little traditional Catholics can
have recourse to their own diocesan bishops when it comes to preserving
and promoting Catholic Tradition in their own dioceses.
These articles were originally published in The Angelus
magazine and in most cases are available in their original printed
format.
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JANUARY
1991 to APRIL 1994
HONOLULU DIOCESE & THE
HAWAII SIX |
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Bishop
Joseph Ferrario of Honolulu, HI declared on May 19, 1991
that six parishioners who attended Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in Honolulu were
excommunicated. These persons, who later became
known as "The Hawaii Six", in turn appealed to
the Holy See.
In the
end, Cardinal Ratzinger declared, with his own
signature, that the excommunication decree of May 1,
1991 against "The Hawaii Six" was invalid.
However,
this joyous Ratzinger Decree was not without
intrigue on the part of
Archbishop Cacciavillan, the
Apostolic Nuncio of the USA!
Featured
in this article:
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Bishop
Ferrario's Formal Canonical Warning to the Hawaii
Six of January 18th, 1991
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Apostolic
Pro-Nuncio Archbishop Cacciavillan's June 28,
1993 transmittance of the Ratzinger
Decree
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The
Pro-Nuncio's February 28, 1994 cover letter with his
admission of personal intrigue
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The actual copy of
the Ratzinger Decree
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JUNE
1994:
MEMPHIS DIOCESE &
A LAYWOMAN |
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A
laywoman (who wished to remain anonymous) sent this
letter to Bishop Terry Steib of Memphis, TN, in response
to the liturgical abuses and undermining of the Faith
witnessed in her diocese. Her letter points out
the responsibility of the bishop to correct such abuses
and to nourish the faith of the faithful with the
Tradition of the Catholic Church.
Bishop
Streib did indeed respond, though upon reading his
extremely
brief letter, it is uncertain why he
even bothered.
Featured
in this article:
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MAY
1996:
ROUND
1:
LINCOLN DIOCESE
& SSPX |
JUNE
1996:
ROUND 2: LINCOLN DIOCESE
& SSPX |
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Bishop
Fabian Bruskewitz decides to take unprecedented action
and excommunicate several un-Catholic groups in his
diocese. Great! Unfortunately he also decides to lump the priests of the
SSPX and the laity who attend Mass at the SSPX's Saint
Michael the Archangel Chapel in Lincoln, NE with these
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After
47 days, Bishop Bruskewitz finally responded to Fr.
Scott's first letter. Unfortunately this was a
"non-reply". And Bishop Bruskewitz
never did respond to the letter of challenge from the
prominent parishioners of Saint Michael's Chapel. |
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Featured
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Ratzinger
Decree Defied: Nebraska, are you listening to
Hawaii? A summary of Bishop Bruskewitz's
announcement |
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A
letter from Fr. Peter Scott to Bishop Bruskewitz |
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A
letter of challenge from two parishioners of Saint
Michael the Archangel Church |
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Featured
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Bishop
Bruskewitz's non-reply asking Fr. Scott to
dialogue with him so that the SSPX could return to
the Church! |
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Fr.
Scott's reply and second letter to Bishop Bruskewitz
which cites five instances where the bishop
performed ecumenical actions,
which are a matter of grave scandal for Catholics |
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JULY
1996:
ROUND
3:
LINCOLN DIOCESE
& SSPX |
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Bishop
Bruskewitz responds to Fr. Scott's second letter and
concedes that real "errors and aberrations"
exist in the Catholic Church. Furthermore, the
bishop does not deny the cited ecumenical actions, but
claims that they had not "caused great
scandal" in his diocese. Really?
Featured
in this article is:
As Bishop
Bruskewitz did not respond to Fr. Scott's third letter,
this "dialogue" was discontinued.
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MAY
1997:
ROMAN PAPER TIGERS & ANONYMOUS NOTES
& SSPX |
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In
May of 1997, the Bishop of Sion in Switzerland presented two
texts that purportedly were official documents from Rome which
declared that the SSPX and its adherents were in "formal
schism" due to the 1988 Consecrations.
However, neither of the texts were signed, dated or listed with
the required Vatican Protocol Number (remember that infamous,
anonymous note concerning Altar girls?). The SSPX then
made an investigation into the matter, the results of which were stupefying.
Featured in this article:
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Bishop
Fellay's (the General Superior of the SSPX) Letter #53 to
Friends and Benefactors
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Images
of the two anonymous, undated and unnumbered texts as
published in the French Bishop's magazine, la
Documentation Catholique
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Fr.
Peter Scott's commentary on both notes
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DECEMBER
1998:
BISMARCK DIOCESE & SSPX |
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Paul Zipfel of Bismarck, ND sent a letter to all his priests,
deacons and diocesan staff that stated Saint Michael the
Archangel Church of the SSPX in Mandan, ND was not Catholic, and
furthermore that "no sacraments given there enjoy
validity" ! This prompted Fr. Peter Scott to send a
circular letter to the diocese of Bismarck as well to Bishop Zipfel.
Featured in this
article:
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Bishop
Zipfel's circular letter to his diocese
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Fr.
Scott's circular letter of reply to Bishop Zipfel
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Bishop
Zipfel's reply to Fr. Scott's circular letter
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Fr.
Scott's reply to Bishop Zipfel, wherein he asks the bishop
to restore Catholic Tradition in his diocese
To
this date, no further reply has been received from the bishop.
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AUGUST
1998:
FORT WAYNE DIOCESE & SSPX |
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Bishop
John D'Arcy of Fort Wayne, IN decided to have a
"clarification" regarding the canonical status of the SSPX's St. John
Fisher's Church in Fort Wayne and Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church in Nappanee (South Bend), printed in all of the parish bulletins of his
diocese. This prompted a letter from the
District Superior to the bishop.
Featured in this
article:
To this date no reply has
been given by Bishop D'Arcy
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MARCH
1999:
GALVESTON-HOUSTON DIOCESE & SSPX |
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Joseph Fiorenza of Houston, TX, says that Saint Michael
the Archangel Church of the SSPX is not Catholic.
Featured
in this article is:
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Bishop
Fiorenza's first letter to Fr. Ulm which appeared
in the bulletin of Saint James Church
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Fr. Peter
Scott's first unanswered letter to Bishop Fiorenza
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Bishop
Fiorenza's second letter to Fr. Ulm which also
appeared in the same bulletin though at a slightly
later date
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Fr.
Scott's second letter (which was also unanswered) to
Bishop Fiorenza
To
this date not a single reply has been received from the
bishop, though Fr. Ulm has been transferred.
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MAY
1999:
SANTA FE ARCHDIOCESE & SSPX |
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Archbishop
Michael Sheehan of Santa Fe, NM, declares that Our Lady of the
Rosary Church of the SSPX is not Catholic (sounds familiar?).
Can you guess who decided to make a response to the Archbishop
of Santa Fe?
Featured in this
article is:
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Archbishop
Sheehan's initial letter to Fr. Garner
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Fr. Peter
Scott's first letter to Archbishop Sheenan
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Archbishop
Sheehan's reply to Fr. Scott's letter in which he
includes an anonymous diocesan canonical study. This
study declares that "it would be a good thing" for
a Catholic to attend a schismatic Orthodox service in
absence of a Catholic Mass in order to fulfill the Sunday
Obligation (but by implication, not a Mass celebrated
by the "schismatic" SSPX!!! Talk about
double-standards!).
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Fr. Scott's reply to Archbishop Sheehan's letter
containing the canonical study.
To
this date, no further reply has been
received from the bishop.
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JANUARY
2001:
SACRAMENTO DIOCESE & A LAYMAN |
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A new
convert to the Catholic Church writes a letter to Bishop William
Weigand of the Sacramento, CA diocese. The layman was
alarmed by goings-on in his local cathedral and asked his bishop
for an explanation. Bishop Weigand
responded with the typical ecumenical misinterpretation of Our Lord's
saying, "That all may be one".
Featured in this
article:
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JULY
2001:
KANSAS CITY - SAINT JOSEPH DIOCESE & SSPX |
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As a
result of some debates regarding the all-crucial Catholic dogma,
Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus that occurred on a local KCMO
radio program (sponsored by the Chancery office) between Mr.
George Noonan, the lay-Diocesan Chancellor, and
a parishioner of St. Vincent de Paul of the SSPX, this dialogue
was taken to the top (because the Chancellor of the diocese
did not have the answers!), to Bishop Raymond Boland.
Unfortunately, the answers received from the local Ordinary were
not any more encouraging then those of the lay-Chancellor.
Featured in this
article:
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Fr. Peter
Scott's letter to Bishop Boland inviting him to a dialogue
on the Catholic dogma, Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus
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Bishop
Raymond Boland's standard Vatican II reply (i.e., he
really did not want to dialogue on the matter, at
least not with a traditional Catholic priest who believes in
objective truth)
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Fr. Peter
Scott's reply to the standard Vatican II line with comments
on Bishop Boland citation of Cardinal Ratzinger's recent
document, Dominus Jesus, which are full of
contradictions
To this date no
further reply has been received from either the Chancellor
or the Bishop.
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FEBRUARY
2002:
BRIDGEPORT, CT DIOCESE, A LAYMAN AND SSPX |
Mr. William Connelly,
a layman of the Bridgeport, CT diocese writes his local ordinary,
Bishop William Lori to report to him that one of his priests is
telling the faithful that the confessions heard by priests of the
SSPX are invalid, which is a falsity due to supplied jurisdiction.
Bishop Lori responds and affirms that the priest is indeed
correct: all SSPX confessions are invalid except in danger
of death, and then proceeds to recommend the layman to a
"conservative" priest of the diocese, Fr. Kevin Fitzpatrick.
Fr. Fitzpatrick then writes the layman reiterating and adding to
the errors of Bishop Lori regarding supplied jurisdiction.
The layman then asked Fr. Peter Scott to write Bishop Lori,
which he obligingly did! Featured in this
article:
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William
Connelly's letter to Bishop Lori
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Bishop Lori's
response
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Fr. Kevin
Fitzpatrick's letter to William Connelly
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Fr. Scott's letter to Bishop Lori
To this date no
further reply has been received from the Bishop or Fr.
Fitzpatrick.
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