Author Topic: French Translation (Read 2362 times)

Jim · « **on:** December 13, 2011, 10:40:27 PM »

Is anyone willing or able to tell me the gist of this sermon of Mons. Lefebvre, from 1976.

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Raoul76 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2011, 05:09:32 PM »

Rough translation of the first minute and a half, I missed a couple words. He's speaking off-the-cuff so there isn't perfect grammar even in the original talk.

They ask me, what do you think of the Pope? Not much, it's a mystery, an improbable mystery. It's a great tragedy for the Church, because ultimately, who's with the Pape is with the Church, is with the unity of the Church... But there is also a question mark. When we say "How is it possible that the Pope, if he's truly Pope, successor of St. Peter, he must in consequence have the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, he must be protected by the Holy Spirit in what he does, because he's the Pope we have the promise of our Lord that he will be protected in upholding the faith... Therefore someone who does these kinds of things is not Pope... This Pope is doing things that are so contrary to the faith, against the Church, so destructive to the faith of the Church, and the Church itself... But it's not the Pope, it's his entourage... Well, here's one solution. The Pope is a prisoner, the Pope is a martyr, the Pope is locked in, the Pope isn't free to do what he wants, the Pope is drugged, the Pope is half-crazy, the Pope is I don't know what, he's a human wreck who is led around and manipulated... That's one solution. It's a solution that I'd say is astonishingly supported by many visionaries, people who think they have visions, I'd say they are diabolical in origin, these visions.

This gets applause. I'll stop there and use the applause as my marker. For once I agree with Abp. Lefebvre!

Jim · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2011, 05:55:22 PM »

Thanks, Raoul. Abp. Lefebvre pointed out nearly every reason people use to defend the post-concilliar popes: he's imprisoned, he's paralyzed by the Curia, he's an impostor, etc. etc. etc.

Jim · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2011, 06:05:19 PM »

I wish all of these sermons were translated into English. A tremendous task, for sure, though.

I need to re-read Open Letter to Confused Catholics.

Raoul76 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2011, 06:08:04 PM »

Oh good, I just found this in print.

I couldn't understand certain things, I thought he said "Whoever is with the Pope is with the 'schiste,'" which means shale, he actually said "le Christ," lol.