The quotes which follow (all of which are available from official SSPX sources) were supplied by "Berengaria" on an Ignis Ardens thread.

The point of posting them here is to demonstrate that, for all the condemnations we have endured at the hands of the authorities of the current SSPX, they once thought as we do today.

It is important to keep these passages in mind, because even though Bishop Fellay has retreated into traditional rhetoric now that his window of opprotunity for a merely practical accord has passed with the abdication of Benedict XVI, the recent June 27 Declaration of the SSPX on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Episcopal Consecrations shows (despite its repudiation of most unacceptable provisions of the April 15, 2012 Doctrinal Declaration) a commitment to retaining this newly introduced precondition for a merely practical accord on the basis of the (already possessed) right to condemn the errors of Vatican 2.

This means, essentially, the danger presented by this suicidal policy shall extend indefinately into the future.

Here is what Bishop Fellay used to say about such a strategy:




March 22, 2010--+Fellay confirms that, after 1988, ++Lefebvre believed that doctrinal foundation must precede practical solution

Previously the exchanges were rather informal, except on a few rare occasions, for instance at the beginning of the pontificate of John Paul II.  Although Archbishop Lefebvre presented the main objections to the novelties and vehemently protested against the scandals that were rocking the Church, he was seeking at that time a practical [rather than a doctrinal] agreement:  he thought that Rome could allow him to perform “the experiment of Tradition” by regularizing the Society of St. Pius X canonically before any in-depth debate.  After 1988 he clearly indicated the path to follow:  bring the discussion onto doctrinal grounds and onto the very essence of the crisis that is so devastating.

http://www.dici.org/en/docuмents/the-talks...l-perspectives/




Q: If you move in the direction of Rome, do you fear a split within the Society?

Bishop Fellay:
I do not fear that too much, but it always remains a possibility. We would run such a risk if we were seeking to reach merely a canonical agreement with Rome and not a solution to the root problem, which is the doctrinal and moral crisis in the Church. But such is not the case.
(February 16 @ 2009)



May 19, 2010-- +Fellay insists that doctrinal foundation must precede practical solution

it is very clear that whatever practical solution that would happen without a sound doctrinal foundation would lead directly to disaster. We don’t want that. We want and need the security of a sound solution on the level of doctrine to go ahead. So to pretend there is something definitive prior to engaging in the doctrinal talks…

We have all these previous examples in front of us—the Fraternity of St. Peter, the Institute of Christ the King and all of the others are totally blocked on the level of doctrine because they first accepted the practical agreement.

http://www.dici.org/en/docuмents/bishop-be...octrinal-talks/




The day will come, we are sure and certain, when Rome will come back to Rome's own Tradition and restore it to its rightful place, and we long with all our hearts for that blessed day. For the time being, however, things are not yet at that point, and to foster illusions would be deadly for the SSPX, as we can see, when we follow the turn of events in Campos."
(Superior General's Letter to Friends & Benefactors" # 63 6 January 2003)