My dear brethren

The meeting of the Society’s superiors took place at Albano on 7-8th October as announced in last month’s newsletter, and Bishop Fellay did indeed use this opportunity to discuss the ‘Doctrinal Preamble’ text as received from Cardinal Levada on 14th September.

The first day of the meeting covered three issues: an overview of the contacts with Rome since 1987; a summary of the doctrinal discussions; and an oral exposition of the Doctrinal Preamble docuмent itself.

With regard to the doctrinal talks it was disappointing to note that the Roman commission failed to acknowledge the break between traditional and conciliar teachings. Instead it insisted upon the ‘hermeneutic (interpretation) of continuity,’ stating that the new teachings included and improved the old!

It was interesting to learn that the 14th September meeting had not touched upon the doctrinal talks at all, but rather was dedicated to expounding possible practical solutions for the Society.

So it was perhaps not surprising to learn that the proposed doctrinal basis for any canonical agreement in fact contained all those elements which the Society has consistently rejected, including acceptance of the New Mass and of Vatican II as expressed in the New Catechism. Indeed, the docuмent itself conveys the impression that there is no crisis in the Church...

Hence the stated consensus of those in attendance was that the Doctrinal Preamble was clearly unacceptable and that the time has certainly not come to pursue any practical agreement as long as the doctrinal issues remain outstanding. It also agreed that the Society should continue its work of insisting upon the doctrinal questions in any contacts with the Roman authorities.

In many ways we can see the hand of Providence in this meeting, falling as it did on the Feast of the Holy Rosary, given the clarification of Rome’s persistence in the modern errors, and the consequent necessity of continuing with the fight against modernism through fidelity to Catholic Tradition.

The second day of the meeting was dedicated to its original theme, that of communications and the media.

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The Assisi III meeting is taking place on the very day I write these few lines, at which occasion we are holding a day of reparation here at St George’s House, with all-day exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
The scandal of this inter-religious gathering can be resumed into three points:
i/ It commemorates and celebrates the scandal of Assisi I;
ii/ It replaces the Faith with religious liberty as the means to obtain world peace;
iii/ It promotes on a practical level relativism and religious indifference.

The following was originally posted by Fr Morgan on the British SSPX district website, but then made deleted because Bp Fellay was very angry with the good Fr Morgan.

It should be well possible to look up some Internet cache to get the text again. The original URL was:

www.sspx.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=390:
district-superiors-letter-november-2011&catid=114:district-superiors-letter&Itemid=86

Quote from: Fr Morgan SSPX, District Superior's Letter November 2011

My dear brethren

The meeting of the Society’s superiors took place at Albano on 7-8th October as announced in last month’s newsletter, and Bishop Fellay did indeed use this opportunity to discuss the ‘Doctrinal Preamble’ text as received from Cardinal Levada on 14th September.

The first day of the meeting covered three issues: an overview of the contacts with Rome since 1987; a summary of the doctrinal discussions; and an oral exposition of the Doctrinal Preamble docuмent itself.

With regard to the doctrinal talks it was disappointing to note that the Roman commission failed to acknowledge the break between traditional and conciliar teachings. Instead it insisted upon the ‘hermeneutic (interpretation) of continuity,’ stating that the new teachings included and improved the old!

It was interesting to learn that the 14th September meeting had not touched upon the doctrinal talks at all, but rather was dedicated to expounding possible practical solutions for the Society.

So it was perhaps not surprising to learn that the proposed doctrinal basis for any canonical agreement in fact contained all those elements which the Society has consistently rejected, including acceptance of the New Mass and of Vatican II as expressed in the New Catechism. Indeed, the docuмent itself conveys the impression that there is no crisis in the Church...

Hence the stated consensus of those in attendance was that the Doctrinal Preamble was clearly unacceptable and that the time has certainly not come to pursue any practical agreement as long as the doctrinal issues remain outstanding. It also agreed that the Society should continue its work of insisting upon the doctrinal questions in any contacts with the Roman authorities.

In many ways we can see the hand of Providence in this meeting, falling as it did on the Feast of the Holy Rosary, given the clarification of Rome’s persistence in the modern errors, and the consequent necessity of continuing with the fight against modernism through fidelity to Catholic Tradition.

The second day of the meeting was dedicated to its original theme, that of communications and the media.

* * *


The Assisi III meeting is taking place on the very day I write these few lines, at which occasion we are holding a day of reparation here at St George’s House, with all-day exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
The scandal of this inter-religious gathering can be resumed into three points:
i/ It commemorates and celebrates the scandal of Assisi I;
ii/ It replaces the Faith with religious liberty as the means to obtain world peace;
iii/ It promotes on a practical level relativism and religious indifference.

Lettre au Conseil Général de la Fraternité St Pie X,  le 7 avril 2012

Anthology of texts of Archbishop Lefebvre


The foundation of our position


"The real fundamental opposition is the reign of our Lord Jesus Christ. Oportet illum regnare, He must reign, says St. Paul. Our Lord came to rule. They say no, and we, we say yes, with all the popes. Our Lord came not to be hidden inside houses without leave. Why were so many missionaries slaughtered? For preaching that our Lord Jesus Christ is the only true God, for telling the pagans to convert. Therefore, the pagans wanted to get rid of them, but they did not hesitate to give their lives to continue to preach the Lord Jesus Christ. So now, we must do the opposite and tell the pagans: "Your religion is good, keep it as long as you are good Buddhists, good Muslims or good heathens!" This is why we cannot get along with them [Rome], because we obey our Lord telling the apostles: "Go teach the Gospel to the ends of the earth."


Therefore it should not surprise us that we cannot get along with Rome. This [Getting along with Rome] is not possible as long as Rome will not return to believing in the kingship of our Lord Jesus Christ, as long as it [Rome] gives the impression that all religions are good. We clash on a point of the Catholic faith, just as Cardinal Bea and Cardinal Ottaviani clashed, and as all the popes clashed with liberalism. This is the same thing, the same course, the same ideas and the same divisions within the Church [1] . "


"We must be free of compromise, just as much as from the sedevacantists and also from those who absolutely want to submit themselves to ecclesiastical authority.
We wish to remain committed to our Lord Jesus Christ. Now, Vatican II dethroned our Lord. We, we want to remain faithful to our Lord, King, Prince and Ruler of the world. We can not change this course of action.
So, when we get asked the question when there will be an agreement with Rome, my answer is simple: when Rome recrowns our Lord Jesus Christ. We cannot agree with those who dethrone our Lord. The day they again recognize our Lord King of peoples and nations, it is not us they will have joined, but the Catholic Church in which we live [2]." (The meaning of the last sentence is that Rome will return, not to the Society, but to the Catholic Church.)

He was quite confident that nothing would change as, "the Conciliar Church is just on the verge of collapse!". How wrong he was! Bp Fellay and his link-men have blindsided everyone and they have fired their "exocet" miisiles !