Author Topic: Bishop Williamsons Appeal (Read 33515 times)

hollingsworth · « **Reply #210 on:** August 17, 2011, 08:44:43 AM »

J.Paul:

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Hope is beginning to fade.

Hope in what or in whom, J.Paul?

JPaul · « **Reply #211 on:** August 19, 2011, 08:18:48 PM »

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J.Paul:
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Hope is beginning to fade.

Hope in what or in whom, J.Paul?

Sorry, have been away for a few days. Hope that this Society had more integrity and purpose of mission than others and that our trust was well placed in them. But now, things are becoming uncertain.

hollingsworth · « **Reply #212 on:** August 19, 2011, 08:56:17 PM »

J. Paul:

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Sorry, have been away for a few days. Hope that this Society had more integrity and purpose of mission than others and that our trust was well placed in them. But now, things are becoming uncertain.

Yes, uncertainty describes the present situation in the Society. I firmly believe that there are a good number of priests in the Society who have an abundance of "integrity and purpose of mission." They will eventually be compelled to step forward and help re-establish that purpose and mission. A relatively few of them have already done that, and, of course, have paid the price for doing so.

JPaul · « **Reply #213 on:** August 20, 2011, 11:55:48 AM »

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J. Paul:
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Sorry, have been away for a few days. Hope that this Society had more integrity and purpose of mission than others and that our trust was well placed in them. But now, things are becoming uncertain.

Yes, uncertainty describes the present situation in the Society. I firmly believe that there are a good number of priests in the Society who have an abundance of "integrity and purpose of mission." They will eventually be compelled to step forward and help re-establish that purpose and mission. A relatively few of them have already done that, and, of course, have paid the price for doing so.

That sounds logical. I would say that if that were to happen, Bishop Fellay and his loyalists having firm control of all assets of the Society, it would seem a near impossible task to overcome for the mentioned group to re-establish the true mission as they would immediately be out of the Society and without resources. Unless perhaps if they were to rally under the banner of a well known cleric who could become a source of benefactors and resources. It would mean a split outright, which might be inevitable anyway.

Staying true to the Faith, whole and entire, will mean perserverance until life's end for most of us. It is perhaps time to put away those childish illusions that the Princes who live in castles will rally forth to do battle with our enemies and the demons which beseige their flock.