and took criticism for his championing of extra ecclesiam nulla salus.
Criticism from whom?
It would have to be from the SSPX itself, since they are so vociferously opposed to the "Feeneyites". They are the only people publishing books against "Feeneyism".
The criticism of anyone's championing of EENS is generally from the
Conciliar Church, but as you say, Fr. Laisney et al seem to enjoy hurling
epithets at "Feeneyites" and their calumny is learned by the faithful that
read their screeds. I know a few who are rather confused about where
it is that salvation can be found, for certain. Their foundation in dogma
subsists in sand, apparently! It's more of the backbiting and detraction
they practice against others so as to divert criticism away from themselves.
But it is most curious to me that here we are with the Menzingen-denizens
pulling out all the stops in this surreal drive to make a 'deal' with Rome,
and going soft on the Vat.II grey areas, while they go about assassinating
the character of the St. Benedict Center, while
all these years, the
Center has been on good terms with the local diocese and ordinary
bishop. Do you smell a rat?
The Center has exclusively the Canonized Traditional Latin Mass, and
never has the Novus Ordo liturgy. No innovations are creeping in, and
the rubrics and prayers are according to pre-1955 missals. I was there
when Fr. Hector Bolduc had flown in to say Mass for the new professions
and he stood there in front of the sanctuary, starting his most eloquent
sermon, saying that it is so nice to be back "where everything is so
familiar." I had to fight back the tears. I wish I had made a video, or
at least an audio tape. He stared at me: I guess he could see
something in my face that I was trying to hide. God bless his soul.
Everything is familiar and everything is fine.
But I doubt he would say that now about the chapels he had been
caring for that are now being run by the Fellayites. The SSPX craves to
be accepted by Rome. Why don't they start imitating the St. Benedict
Center instead of spreading lies about them? Are they trying to climb
the corporate ladder by stepping on the heads of others? Or are they
just covetous of the high achievements of the so-called Feeneyites?
Frs. Pfeiffer and Chazal teamed up to say a Gregorian Series of Masses
for the repose of the soul of this GIANT of a priest. That was a fine
thing to do. I wonder if the Menzingen-denizens thought of doing
anything like that? Or are they putting all their energy instead into
innuendo and murmuring?