Author Topic: One Third of the Seminarians in France Connected to Tradition (Read 695 times)

Augstine Baker · « **on:** March 21, 2012, 01:48:09 AM »

Edit: there was a take by the kreuz.net which fleshed out some of the report on Germany a bit more with a bit more of a positive outlook, considering that Econe is the largest seminary in the German speaking Zone. Another thing is Messa in Latino's observation that the more the Bishops, even the Liberal ones, use the Traditional priests, the more vocations they get.

At least in France, even the Liberal Bishops have a use for Traditionalists. In Germany at present, it appears that only the beleaguered Bishop Vitus Huonder is putting his Traditional priests to work.

http://eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2012/03/one-third-of-seminarians-in-france-are.html

Maizar · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2012, 04:03:50 AM »

From the article:

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All together, the communities of Tradition have 140 French seminarians, who are preparing for the priesthood. That includes exactly the number of seminarians, who are connected to Tradition in the Diocesan seminaries preparing to be priests.

In 2011 the traditional societies had ordained 18 priests all together, seven for the Ecclesia Dei Communities and eleven for the Society of St. Pius X. In 2010 there were 16 new priests in total, of which 8 were for the Ecclesia Dei Communities and 8 for the Society of St. Pius.

The communities of Tradition in the strict sense consist of a sixth of all French seminarians. Then if one counts the communities of Tradition with the seminarians connected to tradition, then every third seminarian in France is connected to Tradition.

This should be taken as a great sign of encouragement. We can fight back! We can win souls for Christ!

The article however states also that the number of seminarians in France is the lowest since the French Revolution. That isn't very good, actually.

RomanCatholic1953 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 21, 2012, 09:51:25 AM »

This is Good News.

Europe is now missionary territory, and has to be reconverted back to the
True Religion.

Reflection · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2012, 05:32:16 PM »

Quote from: RomanCatholic1953

This is Good News.

Europe is now missionary territory, and has to be reconverted back to the
True Religion.

I pray that you are right.