QUOTE (Clare @ Jul 29 2012, 08:01 PM)
Perhaps this thread is the place to post an excerpt from Fr Morgan's latest letter:
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As mentioned by Bishop Fellay in his ordination sermon at Econe on 29th June, the talks concerning a possible practical agreement with Rome are now back to square one (and this due to their insistance on the acceptance of Vatican II and the New Mass). Hence, as the declaration states, the Society is 'waiting for the day when an open and serious debate will be possible which may allow the return to Tradition of the ecclesiastical authorities.' This indeed has been the Society's policy to date.
The problem with this is, under +Fellay, the definition of "Tradition" is changed.
What he is laying down is an evolved "Tradition," more acceptable to Rome, and
therefore one that is possible to "return" to, since it is not the Tradition handed
down to and passed on by +ABL. Listen to Fr. Pfeiffer's 9th Sunday aft. Pent.
sermon, July 29th, 2012.
If you find the target is impossible to hit, then move the target, and say that it's
the same target. So they would lead you to believe...
It is to be hoped that the faithful who have been understandably troubled by the prospect of a practical settlement without sufficient doctrinal redress on the part of Rome, will be reassured by the reiteration of this policy, and by the Society's restated opposition to the errors of Vatican II and 'the reforms that issued from it,' as well as its steadfast attachment to 'the Catholic Faith in all its purity and integrity.'
On our side we must not neglect the work of sanctification, which begins with ourselves, 'as faith without good works is dead,' and hence the good combat for Catholic Tradition must not serve as an excuse from the pursuit of virtue.
Significant also in the declaration is the clarification that an extraordinary general chapter with a deliberative vote would have to be called in the event of any eventual settlement with the Roman authorities - at such time as the ecclesiastical authorities return to Tradition. This means the chapter as a whole would have a binding vote on the issue.
A lot has happened since June 29th and as AntiFellayism points out: "How significant can it be to rely on a General Chapter that had 29(!) votes against Bishop Williamson?".
The rumor that the answer was "no" to the deal was a threat to +Fellay because the Spanish district superior was made to ask for a retraction from Vidal.
Next, the "secret letter" leaks and is in fact not a "no" and even Rome remains very hopeful and confident to the point that +Fellay has to wait for his reply because everyone at the CDF are going on "vacation". The "doctrinal dicussions" continuing is proven by the "secret letter" to be nothing but negotiating.
So, it is pointless bringing up old news and starting a thread on this old statement.
It might well seem pointless to you, Marie A, but then you're not a troll.
We wait for +Fellay to make his next move, which should be shortly because he seems more than eager to be "more fully reintegrated into the church" with little or no regard for Tradition, ABL, his bishops, faithful or in fact The Church.
So what else is new? He's been sandbagging this fort for at least 15 years.
Why would he change now?
May I suggest that if you wish to continue this discussion, you transfer it to the topic: ['Did +Fellay lie?']
But - but - but - trolls like to have it their way, like at Burger King.