Tag Archives: Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Is Pont. Comm “Ecclesia Dei” building a bridge to the SSPX?

Posted on 18 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our friends at Rorate picked up something from Riposte Catholique (in French).  Apparently, the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” sent a letter to the General House of the SSPX in Menzingen, Switzerland.  The letter is signed by the PCED’s Vice-President Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, OP.
A … Continue reading →

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Pont. Comm. “Ecclesia Dei” on going to SSPX Masses and “straw subdeacons”

Posted on 27 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our friends at Rorate, who are often on top of this sort of thing, reveal a letter sent by the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” to a questioner.  The letter is unsigned, though it has the stamp of the Commission.
Here, as … Continue reading →

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Declaration of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” about the SSPX and the discussions

Posted on 27 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From VIS:
The Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” takes this occasion to announce that, in its most recent official communication (6 September 2012), the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X has indicated that additional time for reflection and study is needed on … Continue reading →

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IMPORTANT: PCED response to two “dubia” about “legitimacy” in Universae Ecclesiae

Posted on 25 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am on the road, and it is hard for me to work with this, but here is a first go at something which I think is pretty important.
The following article copy-pasted from the PDF of the 8/23/2012 edition of … Continue reading →

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SSPX Bishop Fellay in Rome for the vigil of the decision of the cardinals

Posted on 14 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I had read this on La Stampa, the Italian daily, through the scribal services of the intrepid Andrea Tornielli.  However, knowing that it was on La Stampa, I figured it would also be on Rorate.  I was not wrong.
You might … Continue reading →

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SSPX/Holy See: Pont. Comm. “Ecclesia Dei” issues a statement, Vatican Radio chimes in

Posted on 18 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From VIS:
In data 17 aprile 2012 è pervenuto, come richiesto nell’incontro del 16 marzo 2012, svoltosi presso la sede della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede, il testo della risposta di S.E. Mons. Bernard Fellay, Superiore Generale della Fraternità Sacerdotale … Continue reading →

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A question for the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Posted on 31 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

QUAERITUR:
Msgr. Guido Pozzo
Secretary of the
Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio
00120 Vatican City
Reverend and Dear Monsignor,
The Instruction Universae Ecclesiae states in par. 8 that “the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum constitutes an important expression of the Magisterium of the Roman Pontiff and … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 119: Instruction “Universae Ecclesiae”

Posted on 13 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In this PODCAzT we listen to the Instruction issued by the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” on the implementation of Summorum Pontificum of Benedict XVI.
At the beginning I have an introduction to give us some context.  I read in Latin only … Continue reading →

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RELEASED: Instruction “Universae Ecclesiae” – the text and my initial observations

Posted on 13 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today the Instruction Universae Ecclesiae (UE) has been released.  I reformatted the documents I received and make them available in English HERE, or Latin HERE.
Here are some rapid points to help you read the document on your own.   The document … Continue reading →

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