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Bishop Fellay letter to Pope Benedict XVI, June 17, 2012
Priestly Fraternity
St. Pius X
To His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Holy Father,
You see me confused at the time of hardships affect you and on which I assure you of my poor prayers, you have an additional problem rather than consolation.
Indeed, on Wednesday June 13, Cardinal Levada gave me during a meeting was cordial, a doctrinal statement that I can not sign. Ignoring the plea not to touch the proposal I surrender, because of the consequences that would result, the new text takes just near all points of the Preamble of September 2011 which was difficult and I 'm had tried to dismiss.
Unfortunately, in the current context of the Brotherhood, the new statement will not pass.
I admit not knowing what to think. I understand that you were willing to postpone the resolution of disputes still pending on some points of the Council and of the liturgical reform, just as the Council of Florence had ignored the issue of divorce because adultery among the Greeks to get nevertheless the union, and I am committed to this perspective, despite the relatively strong opposition in the ranks of the Brotherhood and the price of major disorders. And I intend to continue to make every effort to continue on this path to reach the necessary clarifications.
Now it seems that I am mistaken and that is really required full acceptance of the issues before moving forward ... If some of my recent comments add a new embarrassment, I regret it, but it was also for clarity.
In addition, given the massive opposition that is prepared in some quarters of the Church along well make it impossible to work the new prelature, saw the same pressure from some states, I wonder how the project could be done in these circuмstances.
It seems to me that only you can still change the course of events that emerges. It is obviously not for me to make any pressure, but simply to expose you to know the facts and if I'm wrong about your intentions on our situation. If you jugiez appropriate in this very delicate moment, I would ask for your kindness hearing (as discreet as possible) to hear your appreciation of your mouth about us.
Your Holiness deign to believe my filial devotion and my dearest wish to serve the Holy Church.
Menzingen, Sunday, June 17, 2012
+ Bernard Fellay
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Letter of Pope Benedict XVI to Bishop Fellay, June 30, 2012
A Monsignor Bernard Fellay
Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X
In the letter of 17 June 2012 you have told me that you can not sign the doctrinal statement that was delivered by His Eminence Cardinal Levada at your meeting of 13 June 2012. Allow me to share with you my turn to disappointment here that aroused in me such news. In addition, an internal docuмent of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X, released in the media June 26, 2012, suggests that I would have been satisfied with the doctrinal statement proposed by the Society in April, but the changes this text would have made "clearly unacceptable" for you.
The doctrinal statement in question, prepared by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, and explicitly approved by me before you be called, includes the elements considered essential to be able to pronounce the profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity to take a load exerted on behalf of the Church, which guarantee full ecclesial communion. These elements are essentially acceptance:
the Magisterium as authentic interpreter of the Apostolic Tradition
Vatican II as part of that tradition, without prejudice to the possibility of a legitimate discussion on the formulation of specific points of the conciliar docuмents;
the validity and legality of the Novus Ordo Missae.
Opens when the General Chapter of your fraternity, I can only encourage the assembly to accept these points as necessary for reconciliation within the communion of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic.
Raising prayers to God in this way, please accept, Excellency, the assurance of my respectful and devoted sentiments.
From the Vatican, 30 June 2012
Benedict XVI
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Hopefully either a French translator or native-speaker will come along and provide us with something far less clunky!