If that link doesn't work, just use this one:

http://www.sspx.co.uk/

Ps: And obviously, my post above should say April 15, 2012 doctrinal declaration, not 2013.

Yeah..I can almost see Bp Fellay and Fr. Pflueger in Menzingen discussing this move: " Wow, the Resistance has really been scoring points off the AFD..the "re-branding"...Krah-gate and all the rest...we bettter say SOMETHING trad....and soon..." Or something like that..

Yeah..I can almost see Bp Fellay and Fr. Pflueger in Menzingen discussing this move: " Wow, the Resistance has really been scoring points off the AFD..the "re-branding"...Krah-gate and all the rest...we bettter say SOMETHING trad....and soon..." Or something like that..

Bill-

1) Everything depends on the reasons given for the renouncement;

2) This will be interesting, as this news breaks while the American District has heavily invested in defending the doctrinal declaration, via Fr Themann's conference;

3) I suspect the reasons forthcoming will be along the lines of "Though I possessed authority to take the actions I did, without compromising the principles (or "prudential preconditions," if you are persuaded by Fr Themann's position) of Archbishop Lefebvre, nevertheless this declaration may have gone too far..."

4) Even if the reasons given follow that line, it will be progress, insofar as it will make it much more difficult to concede similar traditional positions again in the future;

5) It would imply a certain degree of humility to make such a renouncement, which would be reassuring;

6) And whether Bishop Fellay came to this realization of his own accord, or was pressured into the retraction by awareness of a growing resistance becomes an irrelevent issue, since his renouncement precludes return to these concessions.

7) Certainly this does not solve all difficulties, but when a step is being made in the right direction, it is best to let that step be made, and direct energies to the other things that remain to be remedied.

I think it's very hard to see this as a step in the right direction considering that the AFD is simply a culmination of everything that led up to it, including Fellay's uncanny ability to simultaneously speak two completely different things out of each side of his mouth.  

Bottom line: He's lost the trust of this traditional Catholic.  Not irreparably, but to the point where it's going to take a lot more than the repudiation of one docuмent (esp. considering it wouldn't be the first time he's literally just said what people wanted to hear, while going on to say and do the opposite) for me to think he's doing anything more than playing the role of the aspiring diplomat.

Mythrandylan-

As I said, it does not cure all that ails the SSPX, but there are really only two responses a resistance man can have to the crisis in the SSPX:

Either he writes it off as dead (in which case Fr Morgan's letter comes with little importance).

Or, he tries to rewind the deviations of the last several years one at a time (in which case, this is a step in the right direction, and should be acknowledged as such....even if there needs to be another 50 steps in that same direction).

Just one man's opinion, fwiw...

7) Certainly this does not solve all difficulties, but when a step is being made in the right direction, it is best to let that step be made, and direct energies to the other things that remain to be remedied.

The only step acceptable is a step down !!!

It only further confuses.  Does it mean all is forgiven and Bp. Williamson and the expelled priests are welcomed back?  I thought it was never "official." Why then any need for a retraction?  If there was nothing to resist, how does one apologize for the non-existent?  Let's say Bp. Fellay admits he erred.  How we can just believe him since his pronouncements the last while are contradictory?  Accepting the contradictory--that's Modernism.  It takes a long time to repair a damaged reputation.  In some cases, the lives of priests and faithful have been gravely harmed.  Time will tell if he is sincere and committed to do the right thing by stepping down.  Pray for Bp. Fellay and be ready to extend forgiveness.

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Yeah..I can almost see Bp Fellay and Fr. Pflueger in Menzingen discussing this move: " Wow, the Resistance has really been scoring points off the AFD..the "re-branding"...Krah-gate and all the rest...we bettter say SOMETHING trad....and soon..." Or something like that..

Bill-

1) Everything depends on the reasons given for the renouncement;

2) This will be interesting, as this news breaks while the American District has heavily invested in defending the doctrinal declaration, via Fr Themann's conference;

3) I suspect the reasons forthcoming will be along the lines of "Though I possessed authority to take the actions I did, without compromising the principles (or "prudential preconditions," if you are persuaded by Fr Themann's position) of Archbishop Lefebvre, nevertheless this declaration may have gone too far..."

4) Even if the reasons given follow that line, it will be progress, insofar as it will make it much more difficult to concede similar traditional positions again in the future;

5) It would imply a certain degree of humility to make such a renouncement, which would be reassuring;

6) And whether Bishop Fellay came to this realization of his own accord, or was pressured into the retraction by awareness of a growing resistance becomes an irrelevent issue, since his renouncement precludes return to these concessions.

7) Certainly this does not solve all difficulties, but when a step is being made in the right direction, it is best to let that step be made, and direct energies to the other things that remain to be remedied.

Progress? Humility?

This kind of naiveness is impressive and sad at the same time.

Liberals, especially the pathological liars, are well known to give one step back just so they can take a better impulse for a bigger jump on the next try.

How can a serious catholic even consider taking Bishop Fellay's words seriously? Only his ACTIONS (such as renouncing as SG, removing the muppets D.S, kicking GREC out of orbit, re-admitting those expelled, etc.) could give us anything to rejoice about it. All the rest is vain hope.