For clarification, I would like to say a few things about this letter, and about the
two different versions I have offered to make a PDF for, so members can print it
out:
This dynamic letter contains a very crucial distinction that is key to understanding
our current situation. Fr. Pfeiffer is a student of St. Thomas Aquinas, and he is
familiar with the overriding principle, "We distinguish but we do not separate." It
gives me great joy to see this principle in action here to great potency and
promising effect. We shall see, however.
The distinction of which I speak is his points 1. and 2. at the beginning. It is a
two-fold problem, and we tend to be focused on the second part, but that second
part is merely a consequence of the first part, and it is therefore the first part
that is the real problem. It is the problem that the vast majority of Trad Catholics
on planet earth right now are reluctant to acknowledge. I had been noticing this
reality as I have been going around talking to others about it, which I am wont
to do anyway, and this curious, quasi-deliberate pollyanna outlook was bothersome
to me. But that was before I understood where it comes from. Now, thanks to Fr.
Pfeiffer, I am starting to get a real grasp of the situation. But I'm just starting.
I'm missing a lot of details, and I suppose that's partially my own fault for I have
not been prone to pay attention to all the half-baked bad news stories going on.
But Fr. gives us a short list of these:
The 1st Problem is the essential one from which the 2nd is only a consequence. This 1st problem has been developing over at least 12 years in the SSPX and grows daily. E.g..,
A married man is encouraged by an SSPX priest to separate from his wife. (Modernist advice.)
Many SSPX priests now promote NFP to many couples without grave reasons commanded by Pius XII. [Citation needed]
In France, SSPX priests (some are using Luminous Mysteries) and also doing marriages mixed with Indult and SSPX priest together. [Is this a concelebrated Novus Ordo service, or what??]
Some SSPX priests now say that it's OK to attend Indult/Summorum Pontificuм Masses.
SSPX pulpits in recent years almost never condemn the errors of Vatican II and the New Mass.
Our Apostolic way is now cruel, cold and indifferent to the needs and cares of the flock, much like the present norm of Novus Ordo parishes.
Most Importantly, however, the official organs of SSPX -- such as Dici.org, and sspx.org, are now promoting the "good things" coming out of the Vatican and Modernist Rome, without correction or Catholic Commentary.
Bishop Fellay's comments of the last several months
excuse Vatican II of real error and heresy.
Now Vat.II is only "twisted into heretical meanings by the bad guys after the Council," etc., etc., etc., and
no longer heresy itself, as we used to teach in the days of Archbishop Lefebvre.
[please forgive my notes in brackets, but I need resolutions to these notes]
Secondly, I would like to point out how it is much easier to refer to and discuss
and think about the various sentences above in this list when the items are
separated into mini-paragraphs of their own, instead of in a block of text as
follows:
The 1st Problem is the essential one from which the 2nd is only a consequence. This 1st problem has been developing over at least 12 years in the SSPX and grows daily. E.g. Married man is encouraged by SSPX priest to separate from wife. (Modernist advice.), Many SSPX priest now promote NFP to many couples without grave reasons commanded by Pius XII. In France, SSPX priests (some are using Luminous Mysteries) and also doing marriages mixed with Indult and SSPX priest together. Some SSPX priests now say that it is OK to attend indult/Summorum Pontificuм Masses. SSPX pulpits in recent years almost never condemn the errors of Vatican II and the New Mass. Our Apostolic way is now cruel, cold, indifferent to the needs and cares of the flock much like the present norm of Novus Ordo parishes. Most Importantly, However, the official organs of SSPX such as Dici.org, and sspx.org are now promoting the "good things" coming out of Vatican and Modernist Rome without correction or Catholic Commentary. Bishop Fellay's comments of the last several months excuse Vatican II of real error and heresy. Now VII only is twisted into heretical meanings by the bad guys after the Council. etc. etc. etc. and no longer heresy itself as we used to teach in the days of Archbishop Lefebvre.
Tell me, how would you compare, for example, the practice of SSPX priests and
Indult priests together, conducting a marriage ceremony, with the changed outlook
on what is "coming out of the Vatican" these days, by looking at this block-text
paragraph directly above, which is what Pablo produced here?
Don't get me wrong, I do not fault Pablo for this format, because he is doing a
great thing by providing the material. I'm asking if anyone is like me here and
would like to see a more expanded view in this letter.