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SSPX options and the Pope of Christian Unity
Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity.
From the intrepid Andrea Tornielli’s Vatican Insider of the Italian daily La Stampa. My emphases and comments.
The Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X writes to his priests: “We are waiting, an agreement … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Pope of Christian Unity
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Benedict XVI, Bp. Fellay, Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
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Holy See Statement about SSPX and avoiding “ecclesial rupture of painful and incalculable consequences”
I thought something was coming!
This is from the Holy See Press Office:
COMMUNIQUE CONCERNING THE SOCIETY OF ST. PIUS X
Vatican City, 16 March 2012 (VIS) – Given below is the text of a communique relating to the Society of St. Pius … Continue reading
SSPX Bp. Fellay says they say “No” to unity with the Holy See
On the site the SSPX seminary, St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Winona, Minnesota, there is a sermon of SSPX Bp. Bernard Fellay for Candlemas. It is a real dissapointment, to say the least. Fellay said that the Priestly … Continue reading
SSPX sends the CDF a more precise response to the Doctrinal Preamble
You know about the “Doctrinal Preamble” which the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith gave to the SSPX. The SSPX issued a preliminary reaction to the Preamble. Now they have sent the CDF a more precise response, which the … Continue reading
Interview with SSPX Bp. Fellay is worth your time
Our friends at Rorate have posted something from DICI, an interview with SSPX Superior Bp. Bernard Fellay. In this interview Fellay speaks about the “doctrinal preamble” given to the SSPX by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Why … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Fellay, Doctrinal Preamble, SSPX
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SSPX Bp. Fellay interviewed after CDF meeting today
From the site of the SSPX. Here is the salient parts, as far as I can tell. Read the whole thing there.
[...]When I stated on August 15 of this year that we were in agreement on the fact that we … Continue reading
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill
Tagged Bp. Fellay, Card. Levada, CDF, Msgr. Pozzo, PCED, SSPX
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A pessimistic article about SSPX and talks with Rome
In Vatican Insider of La Stampa comes this. My emphases and comments.
Beware: Weird translation. You might have better success in Italian. Or else the original French, more more nuanced, here.
Before a key meeting in Rome, the leader of the traditionalists … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Bp. Fellay, Card. Bertone, Card. Levada, CDF, Pres. Obama, Robert Mugabe, SSPX
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John Allen on SSPX/Rome talks. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
My friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr, the fair-minded writer for the ultra-liberal dissenting National Catholic Reporter has an interesting piece about an upcoming meeting scheduled between SSPX Bishop Bernard Fellay and the CDF in Rome to review their … Continue reading
SSPX Bp. Fellay on the state of the “talks” and how the Holy Father is being undermined
SSPX Bp. Bernard Fellay, at a recent ordination in Winona, MN, told his followers that rumors about the break down in talks with the Holy See should be taken with caution. Fellay wanted people to know that he is supposed … Continue reading
SSPX Bp. Fellay about Summorum Pontificum
Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity.
SSPX Bp. Bernard Fellay has issued some interesting observations in the form of Q&A.
Here are his observations about Benedict XVI’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. They are on the site of the SSPX in … Continue reading


























