A listing of all articles related to the
discussions between the Society of St. Pius X and the Holy See
2013
Vatican:
no deadline for SSPX Fr.
Lombardi declared about the Society of St. Pius X
that the deadline of February 22 announced by the press (concerning the answer from Bishop Bernard Fellay to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith) was a mere
hypothesis...
2-21-2013
Cardinal Koch
on the SSPX: a fair assessment? Cardinal Koch's criticism is that only the SSPX does
not accept ecumenical dialogue, relations with the Jews and
religious liberty... It is somewhat disingenuous, since he knows
people outside the SSPX are reluctant to publicly endorse these
positions out of fear of persecution...
2-20-2013 UPDATED:
read the full version at AP BLOG >
Pope Benedict's last major act?
Interview of Bishop Fellay For a moment I thought that, with his resignation,
Benedict XVI would perhaps make a final gesture in our favor as
pope. That being said, I have a hard time seeing how he could do
so. We will probably have to wait for the next pope... 2-15-2013
2012
Pope Benedict's
last major act? Interview
of Bishop Fellay For a moment I thought that, with his resignation,
Benedict XVI would perhaps make a final gesture in our favor as
pope. That being said, I have a hard time seeing how he could do
so. We will probably have to wait for the next pope...
2-15-2013
Is the SSPX heretical? A
4-part reply to Archbishop Mueller's recent statement that
Vatican II must be accepted as an integral part of the magisterium or be considered heretical...
12-19-2012
Where is the continuity of the Council?
Bishop Fellay's Paris sermon
We have reached an impasse, but we will continue our fight. My dear brethren, this is the situation. And this is why it is obvious
that since June matters are at a standstill. It is a return to
ground zero. We are at exactly the same point as Archbishop
Lefebvre in the years 1975, 1974...
11-13-2012
Where do we stand in Rome?
Bishop Fellay's Econe sermon Where do we
stand with Rome? Allow me to explain two points. First, a look at
what has happened. Then, a look at the present and perhaps at the
future...
The path leading out of this crisis is quite simple... the only
way to get out of the crisis is to return to what the Church has
always done. 11-9-2012
DICI
"We
are back at square one" Fr.
Niklaus Pfluger (First Assistant to the Superior General)
answers some questions about what has happened recently with the
SSPX and Rome
during an interview with a German Catholic magazine...
10-16-2012 DICI
Wrong or right? Conditions for the SSPX's future
Recently, Bishop Richard Williamson opined in his weekly email
commentary on the six conditions formulated by the SSPX's
General Chapter applicable to any future official recognition of
the Society by the Roman authorities... 10-2-2012
Fr. Schmidberger on the
SSPX-Rome talks
PIUSFILM of the SSPX's German
District has posted a brief video interview of Fr. Franz Schmidberger
(conducted by Fr. Andreas Steiner) that discusses the current situation
between the Society and Rome, as well as appointment of Archbishop Mueller
as head of the CDF.
SSPX.org comments about the English captions: The translation is loose (e.g.,
sometimes titles and dates and complex phrases are simplified) but accurate.
read the transcript [DICI] >
The English captions can be viewed by pressing play and then
CC [the red Closed Caption symbol] on the
video's bottom menu bar. 9-18-2012
SSPX
2012 General Chapter
statement
The Chapter believes that the paramount duty of the Society, in
the service which it intends to offer to the Church, is to
continue, with God’s help, to profess the Catholic Faith in
all its purity and integrity, with a determination matching the
intensity of the constant attacks to which this very Faith is
subjected nowadays...
7-17-2012
Bishop Fellay's DICI interview on relations with Rome
Everything is in God’s hands. I place my trust in the Good Lord
and in His Divine Providence; He knows how to manage everything,
even delays, for the good of those who love Him...
6-8-2012 DICI
Bishop Fellay's sermon extract about SSPX & Rome
On Friday, June 29, the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Bishop Fellay (SSPX Superior General) ordained 11 new priests...
During the ordination sermon,
Bishop Fellay gave some stirring words about the priesthood as
well as some insight into the current situation of the SSPX with
Rome...
6-29-2012
SSPX General House Communiqué
On
Wednesday, June 13, Bishop Fellay,
Superior General of theSSPX, accompanied by
theFirst Assistant, Fr.
Pfluger, wasreceived by Cardinal
Levada, Prefect of the CDF...
6-14-2012
Canadian District Superior's Letter: the SSPX & Rome
United in the same goal: The guidelines given by our venerated
founder are clear and we all agree with them. None of us want to
contradict them, and each of us strives to apply these
principles in our own lives. We all want to preserve the
Catholic Faith in its beauty, purity, and entirety... 5-18-2012
SSPX General House communiqué
An exchange of private letters between the Superior General of
the Society of St. Pius X and the three other bishops was
circulated on the Internet on May 9, 2012. This behavior is
reprehensible... 5-11-2012
Gherardini agrees with SSPX in new book about Vatican II
Msgr. Gherardini is a phenomenon producing seismic reactions in
the Roman milieu. His is a dissenting voice in the all too
common chorus of Hosanna in praise of the past Council... 5-11-2012
Is recognizing the SSPX questioning the Council? "The
rift between the Holy See and the SSPX arises because the
Society rejects these particular elements of Vatican II
[religious liberty, ecumenism, collegiality], not because of an
intention on the part of the Holy See to defend Vatican II as a
whole"…
4-19-2012
Vatican Press disproves media's predictions Commenting about Bishop
Fellay's response, Fr. Lombardi further stated that the Vatican
did not “consider the matter concluded yet”,
a statement that contradicts the media’s mistaken predictions
that the SSPX would have to accept an agreement by April 15th or
suffer negative consequences...
4-18-2012
What's
going on with the SSPX & Rome?
The SSPX’s discrete manner of handling these media affairs is
dictated not only by prudence, but also by the respect owed to
the Holy See...
4-18-2012
SSPX General House communiqué
The media are announcing that Bishop Fellay has sent a “positive
response” to the CDF and that the doctrinal question between
the Holy See and the SSPX is now resolved. The reality is
different...
4-18-2012
Vatican's clarification about “SSPX ultimatum”
This communiqué has been the subject of various commentaries
which are rather revealing of the professional qualifications of
their authors...
3-30-2012 DICI
Bishop Fellay’s response to Cardinal Levada being studied
in Rome
According to a source close to the matter, we can announce that
the letter posted by Bishop Fellay in mid-January is not a “second
response”; rather it clarifies the position of the SSPX...
2-3-2012 DICI
SSPX answers Roman expert Fr.
Gleize responds to Msgr. Ocariz's study concerning the central
question of the magisterial value of the Second Vatican
Council...
1-31-2012
“Magisterium or living tradition?”, Fr. Gleize denounces a false
dilemma
"Why this confusion? Why reduce the living magisterium to the
magisterium of the present? Because since Vatican II they have
been trying to invent a new magisterium. The magisterium is
redefined, because its task [now] is to express the continuity of
a subject and no longer the continuity of an object..."
2-3-2012 DICI
Some notes on the resolution of the crisis in the Church
Learning from history how the crises of the Church were solved
in the past, the expectation and/or demand of a total reversal
of Rome’s present positions as a pre-condition to our “reunion”
appear to be utopian and illusory.
Some people
seem to be expecting the Pope to fall on his knees, cry out
his mea culpa, apologize before the whole world and
retract everything that has been done since Vatican II...
DICI 5-25-2012
SSPX: Bishop Fellay’s response to Cardinal Levada being studied
in Rome
According to a source close to the matter, we can announce that
the letter posted by Bishop Fellay in mid-January is not a “second
response”; rather it clarifies the position of the Society
of St. Pius X...
2-3-2012 DICI
Communiqué from the SSPX's General House Since the
meeting on March 16 with Cardinal Levada, Bishop Fellay has urgently
been inviting the faithful to redouble their fervor in prayer and
their generosity in making sacrifices during these Holy Days of
Lent... 3-29-2012 DICI
2 members of SSPX-Rome theological commission elevated Two priests
who represented the Vatican during the recent SSPX-Rome theological
commission have been honored by the Holy Father with ecclesiastical
promotions... 1-11-2012
2011
Debate about Vatican II: Fr. Gleize responds to Msgr. Ocariz On at least
4 points, the teachings of Vatican II are obviously in logical
contradiction to the pronouncements of the previous traditional
Magisterium, so that it is impossible to interpret them in keeping
with the other teachings already contained in the earlier documents of
the Church’s Magisterium...
12-29-2011
DICI
Msgr.
Gherardini: Vatican II is not a super-dogma A
translation of an insightful article by Msgr. Gherardini which
provides an answer to Msgr. Ocariz's recent published defense of
Vatican II. The article causes one to ask: If the Second
Vatican Council is part of the Magisterium what adherence must
be given to its text?
12-12-2011
Press Release from General House Since the October 7, 2011 meeting of the SSPX's superiors
in Albano, several comments have been published in the press about
the answer that Bishop Fellay should give to the Roman
propositions of September 14th. It has to be recalled that only
the SSPX's General House has the
competency to publish an official communiqué or authorized
comment on the subject. Until further notice, one should
reference the
communique of October 7, 2011
11-2-2011 DICI
Roman Debates on the eve of Vatican II’s golden
jubilee It is
rather encouraging to witness the controversy over the conciliar
era broaden its front and coming from Rome. Fireworks are
already sending sparks from all sides, on the eve of the golden
jubilee of the opening of the Council...
10-28-2011
50 Catholic leaders petition Pope Benedict XVI for a
more in-depth examination of the Second Vatican Council In our souls and consciences as believers,
this petition, written with all deference toward You,
seems perfectly in harmony, we dare say, with the work
of restoring, renewing and purifying the Church Militant
that Your Holiness has courageously undertaken, despite
resistance and difficulties of all sorts that are known
to everyone...
10-14-2011
Press Release from
General House On October 7,
2011, a meeting of all those in charge of the SSPX was held in
Albano, Italy, during which the Superior General, Bishop Fellay,
presented the content of the Doctrinal Preamble, handed over to
him by Cardinal Levada of the CDF during last September 14 meeting...
10-6-2011 DICI
Interview with Fr. Pfluger at Stuttgart The document
allows for corrections from our side. That is necessary also, if
only to exclude clearly and definitively even the appearance of
ambiguities and misunderstandings. So now it is our duty to send
Rome an answer that reflects our position and unambiguously
represents the concerns of Tradition. We owe it to our
mission of fidelity to Catholic Tradition not to make any
compromises...
10-3-2011
The
Second Ecumenical Vatican Council: a Debate That Has Not Taken
Place: Msgr. Gherardini
A sequel to The Second Ecumenical
Vatican Council: a Debate To Be Opened, that
appeared in 2009. Msgr. Gherardini
does not stop at deploring that the debate on Vatican II
shouldn't take place, he even shows why it would be more
indispensable than ever today...
9-19-2011
An
initial evaluation: interview of Fr. Pagliarani
(Italian District Superior)
Part I:
Concerning
the Society’s theological discussions with Rome: "...it
paradoxically demonstrates that the Society’s position is the
only credible one from which something interesting could result,
and that there are many who end up referring to it in spite of
themselves..."
8-5-2011
Bishop de Galarreta's June 29th ordination sermon
An extract from Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta's sermon given
during the priestly ordinations at the International Seminary of
St. Pius X in Econe, Switzerland on June 29, 2011
7-12-2011
Msgr. Pozzo in the news: a commentary on his interview In a
recent interview granted to Nouvelles de France at
the Vatican, the Pope’s spokesman for Tradition said some words
which might profitably feed the curiosity of our readers,
clarifying once again the stakes of the traditionalist struggle...
6-23-2011
54 Answers from Bishop Fellay About the
doctrinal discussion between the SSPX and Rome, the motu proprio
effect, Assisi 3, the beatification of Pope John Paul II, the
SSPX and its USA expansion
2-21-2011
Is the SSPX being muzzled?
The question was asked to Bishop
Fellay during the conference he gave on
the afternoon of Sunday, January 9, in
Paris: “Is the Society of St. Pius X
obliged to remain discreet because of the
theological discussions going on?”
1-14-2011
2010
Interview with
Bishop Fellay We are at a pivotal
point for the future reconstruction...
Read more at DICI> 10-16-2010
Interview with
Fr. Pfluger, 1st Assistant to Superior General Various answers about SSPX
& Church
Read more at DICI> 10-5-2010
Interview with Bishop de Gallereta
Concerning the lifting of the
excommunications, forthcoming theological discussions, SSPX's
canonical status and formation of seminarians
5-2009
Bishop Fellay on the withdrawal of the 1988 excommunications
Thanks to this gesture, Catholics attached to Tradition throughout the world will no longer be unjustly stigmatized and condemned for having kept the Faith of their fathers. Catholic Tradition is no longer excommunicated...
1-24-2009
An interview with Bishop de Gallereta
Concerning the lifting of the excommunications,
forthcoming theological discussions, SSPX's canonical status and formation
of seminarians 5-2009
Superior General's Letter #73
The background to Cardinal Castrillion's ultimatum, the motu
proprio, another million rosaries crusade for the removal of
Tradition's excommunication 10-2008
Superior General's Letter #73
The background to Cardinal Castrillion's ultimatum, the motu
proprio, another million rosaries crusade for the removal of
Tradition's excommunication. 10-2008
Superior General's Letter #72
The motu proprio is not enough. The fundamental principle
that dictates the action of traditional Catholics is the safeguard of the
faith.
4-2008
What
Catholics Need to Know: the
Conference
Conference
by Bishop Fellay regarding the
SSPX, Catholic Tradition and Rome, and
insights into the issues of true obedience and ecumenism
11-2004
SSPX update
A two-part conference given by
Bishop Fellay. The first part deals with the SSPX and Rome, while the
second deals with the SSPX's overseas missionary work
12-2002
