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Well! It's 19 years ago TODAY that the Motu Proprio 'Summorum Ponticuм" was promulgated.

 "...divisions ...have rent the Body of Christ..."
Sounds familiar! Today it is the Tunic that is torn...

https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/motu_proprio/docuмents/hf_ben-xvi_motu-proprio_20070707_summorum-pontificuм.html

Pope Benedict XVI:
"...I now come to the positive reason which motivated my decision to issue this Motu Proprio updating that of 1988. It is a matter of coming to an interior reconciliation in the heart of the Church. Looking back over the past, to the divisions which in the course of the centuries have rent the Body of Christ, one continually has the impression that, at critical moments when divisions were coming about, not enough was done by the Church’s leaders to maintain or regain reconciliation and unity. One has the impression that omissions on the part of the Church have had their share of blame for the fact that these divisions were able to harden. This glance at the past imposes an obligation on us today: to make every effort to unable for all those who truly desire unity to remain in that unity or to attain it anew. I think of a sentence in the Second Letter to the Corinthians, where Paul writes: “Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. In return … widen your hearts also!” (2 Corinthians 6:11-13).

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https://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/media/articles/explanatory-letter-on-summorum-pontificuм/

§2  Celebration according to the Missal of Blessed John XXIII can take place on weekdays; on Sundays and feast days, however, such a celebration may also take place.

§3  For those faithful or priests who request it, the pastor should allow celebrations in this extraordinary form also in special circuмstances such as marriages, funerals or occasional celebrations, e.g. pilgrimages.

§4  Priests using the Missal of Blessed John XXIII must be qualified (idonei) and not prevented by law.

§5  In churches other than parish or conventual churches, it is for the rector of the church to grant the above permission.

Art. 6.  In Masses with a congregation celebrated according to the Missal of Blessed John XXIII, the readings may be proclaimed also in the vernacular, using editions approved by the Apostolic See.

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Bp. Fellay was 95% enthousiastic. But one line is striking in this Motu propio :

"§4  Priests using the Missal of Blessed John XXIII must be qualified (idonei) and not prevented by law."

_____  hummm? The SSPX was excommunicated, (i.e. not legal re : the Vatican N.O. church.) therefore, for the Society, the entire Summorum Pontificuм should have been a real disappointment, no?
Refer to #94, Catalogue of Compromise,...
https://www.cathinfo.com/sspx-resistance-news/catalog-of-compromise-change-and-contradiction-in-the-sspx/msg647648/#msg647648

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https://wdtprs.com/2011/02/sspx-bp-fellay-about-summorum-pontificuм/

There is a link for the SSPX web site at Fr. Z's, but not working.
https://sspx.org/superior_generals_ltrs/54_answers_from_bishop_fellay_feb_2011/54_answers_bp_fellay2.htm

Fr Z.
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 Pontificuм. 

They are on the site of the SSPX in the USA. (link not working)
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    The Motu Proprio Effect: Part 2

    "...14. Your Excellency, do you think that the Motu Proprio, despite its deficiencies, is a step toward restoring Tradition?

    It is a step of capital importance. You could even call it an essential step, even though so far it has had practically no effect, or very little, because there is massive opposition by the bishops. At the juridical level, the Motu Proprio has recognized that the old law, the one pertaining to the traditional Mass, had never been abrogated: this is a step of capital importance in restoring Tradition to its place.

    15. Practically speaking, have you seen across the world any important changes on the part of the bishops concerning the traditional Mass since the Motu Proprio?

    No. A few here and there who obey the Pope, but they are rare.

    16. How about the priests?

    Yes, I see a lot of interest on their part, but many of them are persecuted. It takes extraordinary courage simply to dare to apply the Motu Proprio as it was worded; and of course, yes, there are more and more priests, [every day more] especially in the younger generations, who are interested in the traditional Mass. It is very encouraging!

    17. Are there communities that have decided to adopt the old liturgy?

    There may be several, but there is one that we know about, in Italy, the community of the Franciscans of the Immaculate, which has decided to return to the old liturgy; in the women’s branch it has already been done. For the priests who are involved in ministry in the dioceses, it is not so easy.

    18. What advice do you give to Catholics who, since and thanks to the Motu Proprio, now have a traditional Mass closer to them than a chapel of the Society of St. Pius X?

    My advice to them is to ask the priests of the Society for advice first, not to go with their eyes closed to just any traditional Mass that is celebrated nearby. The Mass is a treasure; but there is also a way of saying it, and everything that goes with it: the sermon, the catechesis, the way of administering the sacraments… Not every traditional Mass is necessarily accompanied by the conditions required for it to bear all its fruits and to protect the soul from the dangers of the current crisis. Therefore ask the priests of the Society for advice first.  [Of course there are great benefits of actually being in unity with Peter, manifestly, and with the bishop.  There are benefits to going to priests who have faculties.  I think he says this partly because he knows that more people want to be in unity with the Pope and with the local bishop.]

    19. The liturgy is not the basis of the crisis in the Church. Do you think that the return of the (traditional) Liturgy is always the start of a return to the integrity of the Faith?

    The traditional Mass has an absolutely extraordinary power of grace. You see it in the apostolic work, you see it especially in the priests who come back to it: it is truly the antidote to the crisis. It is really very powerful, at all levels. At the level of grace, at the level of faith…. I think that if the old Mass were allowed to be truly free, the Church could emerge rather quickly from this crisis, but it would still take several years!..."