Here is a letter by the Archbishop himself on the topic of seeking approval from Rome. Taken from the book: Archbishop Lefebvre and the Vatican

   Ecône

   Nov. 21, 1987
   Feast of the Presentation of the Most Holy Virgin Mary
   
   Your Eminence,

   You have been able to see and listen to the members of the Society, examine their formation, be present with them in their ministry, and listen to the faithful who rely on them for their sanctification.
   You have conversed likewise with religious and with nuns who find in the Society either their origin, or their spiri-tual assistance, or the graces of their ordination and religious expression.

   No doubt you may have noticed here and there some ex-aggeration, a little bitterness. But I cannot doubt that you have found a climate of Faith, of devotion, of zeal for truth and sanctity, which you once knew. This climate of Catholic Tradition is producing extraordinary fruits whose value you must recognize.

   Thus we are forming a great family, living in this Catho-lic ambience and atmosphere, attached to the Roman Church, attached to Peter and his successors, but absolutely and radically allergic to the conciliar spirit of religious liberty, ecu-menism, collegiality, and the spirit of Assisi—the fruits of Modernism and Liberalism condemned so many times by the Holy See.

   The consequences of this spirit are disastrous, and we flee from them as from a disease pestilential to our minds and hearts; we are doing everything we can to protect ourselves from it, and protect also the young people of our Catholic households.

   Compare us to Israel in the midst of the perverse nations, to the Maccabees, and again to all these holy reformers of the clergy: St. Charles Borromeo, St. Vincent de Paul, St. John Eudes, Monsieur Olier.

   Here is the reality: we are forming an army intent on re-maining Catholic no matter what the price, as we witness the de Christianisation taking place both outside and inside the Church.

   We willingly agree to being recognized by the Pope such as we are, and to having a seat in the Eternal City, to adding our collaboration in the renewal of the Church; we have never desired to break with the Successor of Peter, nor to consider the Holy See as vacant, in spite of the trials this has caused for us.
   We submit to you a project of reintegration and normali-zation of our relations with Rome. Considering what you now know of us and our works, you will not be surprised at our demands, which are founded solely on zeal for the good of the Church, and the salvation of souls, for the glory of God. Only in this spirit and taking into account these considera-tions can a solution be valid and stable.

   If, in these conditions, a solution is impossible, then we will continue on our way as at present, “persevering in prayer and the preaching of the word,” as we wait for more favor-able circuмstances.

   No matter what happens, however, we will continue to have a profound gratitude for you, for your charity and kind-ness, your understanding and your patience. At this hour we pray Our Lady of Fatima to repay you in blessings for what you have done for us.

   Deign to accept, Eminence, my respectful and fraternal salutations in Jesus and Mary.
   
   † Marcel Lefebvre
   Archbishop Bishop Emeritus of Tulle
   Founder of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X

There was no small stipulation attached to this offer -- provisions for episcopal succession of Archbishop Lefebvre. The Superior General and each of his two assistants were to be bishops per the Society's constitutions.

Telesphorus

Maybe I am mistaken, but I didn't think that you represented the list? Nor are all on the list behind the position you take. Hence speak for yourself.

As for the Jєωs being elder brothers - They came before us in the faith - but they lost the faith - We no longer hold to the same faith . But faith came from the Jєωs to the Gentiles. Either way, what Fellay might think is irrelevant. It isn't about one personality vs other. That is crack pot cult worship. It isn't about Bishop Fellay Vs. Bishop Williamson. Don't place your hope in man.

 It is about the faith and trying to keep a clear balance while seeing the bigger picture.

Interesting that some forum members "dislike" a post that is simply Abp. Lefebvre's own words.

Interesting that my post pointing out that some forum members dislike Abp. Lefebvre's own words is also disliked.

What do we have to fear from posting what Abp. Lefebvre himself wrote?

Here's a link to the entirety of the Archbishop's proposal since the OP only gave us part of it.

http://www.sspxasia.com/Docuмents/Archbishop-Lefebvre/Archbishop_Lefebvre_and_the_Vatican/Part_I/1987-11-21.htm

I'd like to at least hear from +Fellay that he has similar guarantees for the continuation and growth of the Society under any new agreement with Rome.

Here is a letter by the Archbishop himself on the topic of seeking approval from Rome. Taken from the book: Archbishop Lefebvre and the Vatican

   Ecône

   Nov. 21, 1987
   Feast of the Presentation of the Most Holy Virgin Mary
   
   Your Eminence,

   You have been able to see and listen to the members of the Society, examine their formation, be present with them in their ministry, and listen to the faithful who rely on them for their sanctification.
   You have conversed likewise with religious and with nuns who find in the Society either their origin, or their spiri-tual assistance, or the graces of their ordination and religious expression.

   No doubt you may have noticed here and there some ex-aggeration, a little bitterness. But I cannot doubt that you have found a climate of Faith, of devotion, of zeal for truth and sanctity, which you once knew. This climate of Catholic Tradition is producing extraordinary fruits whose value you must recognize.

   Thus we are forming a great family, living in this Catho-lic ambience and atmosphere, attached to the Roman Church, attached to Peter and his successors, but absolutely and radically allergic to the conciliar spirit of religious liberty, ecu-menism, collegiality, and the spirit of Assisi—the fruits of Modernism and Liberalism condemned so many times by the Holy See.

   The consequences of this spirit are disastrous, and we flee from them as from a disease pestilential to our minds and hearts; we are doing everything we can to protect ourselves from it, and protect also the young people of our Catholic households.

   Compare us to Israel in the midst of the perverse nations, to the Maccabees, and again to all these holy reformers of the clergy: St. Charles Borromeo, St. Vincent de Paul, St. John Eudes, Monsieur Olier.

   Here is the reality: we are forming an army intent on re-maining Catholic no matter what the price, as we witness the de Christianisation taking place both outside and inside the Church.

   We willingly agree to being recognized by the Pope such as we are, and to having a seat in the Eternal City, to adding our collaboration in the renewal of the Church; we have never desired to break with the Successor of Peter, nor to consider the Holy See as vacant, in spite of the trials this has caused for us.
   We submit to you a project of reintegration and normali-zation of our relations with Rome. Considering what you now know of us and our works, you will not be surprised at our demands, which are founded solely on zeal for the good of the Church, and the salvation of souls, for the glory of God. Only in this spirit and taking into account these considera-tions can a solution be valid and stable.

   If, in these conditions, a solution is impossible, then we will continue on our way as at present, “persevering in prayer and the preaching of the word,” as we wait for more favor-able circuмstances.

   No matter what happens, however, we will continue to have a profound gratitude for you, for your charity and kind-ness, your understanding and your patience. At this hour we pray Our Lady of Fatima to repay you in blessings for what you have done for us.

   Deign to accept, Eminence, my respectful and fraternal salutations in Jesus and Mary.
   
   † Marcel Lefebvre
   Archbishop Bishop Emeritus of Tulle
   Founder of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X

   Yet again, the synapses seem to be misfiring.

   Please post post-1988 quotes of this tenor.

He actually is not. The others to also reach the "zero" reputation mark are:

Heitanen
Santo Subito
Blackie
"Pope" Augustine II
bobbyva
roscoe
romantheology
aquinasg
stevusmagnus (I think)