Author Topic: Fr. De Chambord Letter Leaving SSPX (Read 7554 times)

eddiearent · « **on:** June 23, 2013, 06:51:31 AM »

2nd try

cathman7 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2013, 07:19:54 AM »

Thank you Eddie. I still couldn't find his reason for leaving the SSPX.

cathman7 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2013, 07:36:46 AM »

I am a bit confused. From the letter:

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My dear friends, many of you suffered and will continue to suffer in difficulties we have in our combat for the Holy Church: to keep the true doctrine we received like an inheritance. Don’t despair. Don’t fall into bitterness. The Society of Saint Pius X is faithful to the truth. Your criterion has to be simple in the Crisis: to stay in peace, quiet, if they don’t change anything you received: the Catholic Mass, the sacraments and the Catechism transmitted by the Holy Church in the past. Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach (to you) a gospel other than the one that we preached to you, let that one be anathema!

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However it has to be clear: obedience and respect to the authority in the Church are not an obligation to accept something endangering the faith or the salvation of the souls. Because we received the priesthood to transmit the treasure of the faith; to continue faithfully the work of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We don’t have authority to innovate. We cannot be an obstacle to the salvation of souls. If some catholic has some evidences of this situation, he can disobey with peace of his conscience. We must obey God rather than men....

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I had to leave my Congregation because I stayed in the sad situation when we have to say “no” in conscience. I hope it will be not the same for you. And it will never be an obstacle for me to recognize all the good done by the Society of Saint Pius X.

So the SSPX "is faithful to the truth" but then he hints that the faith is endangered there and that he had to follow his conscience by refusing something from the SSPX. My head is spinning.

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2013, 08:17:03 AM »

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This letter contains practically no information.

I had some serious problems in the apostolate of my Congregation, the Society of Saint Pius X.

I had to leave it, unfortunately.

These problems were about our work of priests: several souls were left in danger of eternal damnation. And we are priests to save souls.

It was a great suffering to take this decision, because I have a lot of gratitude for the Society of Saint Pius X.

It gave me my formation of young man and seminarian.

I know a lot of priests in it and I have a great admiration for them.

So, I would like to say here very clearly that I don’t want to attack the Society.

It is doing a good work in the whole world; I received these fruits like many people.

It is very faithful to Catholic doctrine, to the Church and to the Pope.

It is nurturing a lot of vocations and is trying to fight against the world, by the formation of an elite.

Our Lord Jesus Christ said: Each tree is known by its fruit.

I don’t have any doubt about my priesthood: I will not leave my vocation, because it was a gift of the infinite love of God.

On the contrary, my hope is with His grace, to answer more and more properly serving the souls who don’t know Him.

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I had to leave my Congregation because I stayed in the sad situation when we have to say “no” in conscience.

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It raises more questions than it answers.

s2srea · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2013, 09:25:42 AM »

Quote from: eddiearent

2nd try

Eddie Arent- can do you have anymore information for us?