I have re-posted this article under a new title: Fr. Rostand - Prudence or Principle.
I hope this is ok to do. The post is the same word for word. For readers, the title will place more importance on what Fr. Rostand-the NSSPX compromise is now saying and why it is such a crisis.
The post follows:
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In these recordings of Fr. Rostand’s Post falls conference, there is a lot of revealing things to write about. However, there is a crucial question that was being asked here about being obliged to following the highest Law in the church –the state of emergency and the Supplied Jurisdiction (at 52:05), and followed up on by another person (at 58:50). YouTube link - SSPX District Superior "Deal with Rome is Prudent" Pt 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVn_y10bCo4&feature=youtu.beThis is a serious question that I think should be brought out to light some more. This question on the state of emergency, and the fulfillment of the Church Law of Supplied Jurisdiction is really the main argument, the central argument, of the whole SSPX-ROME “practical agreement” issue. It is the major difference between us (the old SSPX) and FSSP, Campos, and the others. That is, we are safe from this conciliar apostasy by being safeguarded by the Cannon Law- supplied jurisdiction and they are not!
As much as Fr. Rostand did not answer the question, and those two people were laboring to stay on track, Fr. Rostand instead kept re-directing it into something else –prudence.
Listen to the exchange again at those marks. It is very telling…an insight that is really a 180 degree different position of wanting to go into a conciliar Rome accord, coming from the U.S. District superior himself, than what used to be held in the “old” SSPX.
For those who do not understand this crucial problem and crises of the SSPX (past and present), about the state of emergency- supplied jurisdiction, there are many articles written of this that you can do a search. (If anyone has a good link please drop it in. But let’s stay on this subject; it is important)
In brief, the state of emergency for a Catholic must be an objective hindrance, obstacle, eclipse, etc. of the normal means to receive the grace and sacraments from the Church. From this state of emergency there becomes a “state of need”- the church in her wisdom –God’s will- supplies for this need in Her Cannon Law. In fact, it is the highest of all Church Law, for the salvation of souls, the Church gives a “supplied Jurisdiction” to overcome this obstacle to the priests, bishops, and the faithful for this emergency to allow you, or a priest, bishop etc., to receive and give the sacraments based on that need. This is what has been taught (mind you I wrote in brief) from the Society’s pulpits and conferences for years, especially since the 1988 consecrations of the 4-bishops.
So let’s continue what this Cannon Law really means to every baptized soul and priest in this real state of emergency that exists since the errors and consequences of Vatican II, and why it is a matter of principle and not of prudence that Fr. Rostand wishes us to believe.
In a normal situation, the fact that anyone received the sacraments from a SSPX priest today, or yesterday, or tomorrow, including the SSPX priests and bishops administering them, is in open and direct “disobedience” to the local bishop in his jurisdiction of dioceses, and in open and direct “disobedience” to the Pope. Period! Ah…but a response immediately follows -it is not a normal situation, a state of emergency and supplied jurisdiction (…) -you are absolutely correct! So then in following the higher Law of the Church, the Law of God, in this “apparent disobedience” it is done out of principle first, it is objective, for the greater good , then it is prudent to decide to follow it –correct! First the Wisdom of Principle, then the act of prudence. Not the other way around!
So what does that mean in this present “practical-agreement” SSPX -crises? Everything!
Fr. Rostand in this audio recording (7:04) acknowledged and agreed that Rome is still apostate =state of emergency. -Correct.
Fr. Rostand in this audio recording (36:35)acknowledged and agreed that the state of emergency and state of necessity is objective and still remains even if the SSPX signs a practical agreement. -Correct.
Fr. Rostand in this audio recording (37:00) said that this practical agreement has nothing to do with a Canonical matter (which contradicts Fr. Pfluger’s interpretation in his “We are back to square one” interview -Dici Oct. 16, 2012).
Fr. Rostand in this audio recording (52:05) in answering the question, about if the universal supplied jurisdiction of the Church Law would be hindered, from now needing permission from a conciliar bishop to open a chapel in his diocese (in one of the 6-conditions), Fr. Rostand actually affirmed, after stuttering,: “That yes it would definitely affect our growth”. What is “growth” Fr. Rostand, if it isn’t souls coming in state of need to receive the sacraments? And you play with this divine commission and obligation to then say: “And it would be for us a question once again of prudence…”. No Fr. Rostand, it is not a matter of what you will decide to do with the objective Cannon Law, are you going to obey it as Archbishop Lefebvre had? It is a matter of principle to follow the Law of the Church-especially for the salvation of souls! If it would definitely affect the growth of souls as you said it would, is that “prudent” in your stewardship to play with these loss of souls?
So, what is the “practical agreement” for if there is still a state of emergency?
The SSPX leader’s stated premise to sign a practical agreement is in the General Chapters 6-conditions (Read them. They are eye opening.), which are very superficial and pragmatic to the real crises we are undergoing of the Faith; and at (30:36) Fr. Rostand’s back peddling wishes us to believe that the agreement is to be what the SSPX always does… and speak out… like modernist Rome will take them in with loving ecuмenical arms and will not “touch” them –such was the fantasy of the other groups who said the same thing (…).
So now the problem. With the above being true, that when the SSPX signs a “practical/legal” agreement with conciliar Rome, the SSPX “loses for itself”, and all of the faithful under them, the protection of the Cannon Law of “universal” supplied jurisdiction -Regardless of the set-up of agreement. So, when the SSPX signs a “practical agreement” with conciliar Rome, you cannot say that the SSPX has “supplied jurisdiction” anymore when in fact, it doesn’t? By a stroke of a pen, the SSPX is now legally absorbed in the conciliar structure. Like Campos and the others that have been effectively shut down and compromised = modernist’s win. That’s what conciliar Rome really wants! Go play chess. Sometimes for a strategy, you can give something up –so then you can come back to “check-mate” your opponent.
Question? Has anyone ever heard from those groups using the platform of “supplied jurisdiction” anymore? No! Because by signing a practical agreement they willfully went into the (new)conciliar structure and implicitly/explicitly gave consent to a “legal normalcy” for themselves under a false premise and left behind the highest law of the church –the salvation of souls! The NSSPX will no longer be able to go “outside” of their “new legal jurisdiction”.
Here is the depth of this. This Cannon Law of State of Necessity-supplied jurisdiction is there to protect you from anyone looking to destroy the faith of our fathers, knowingly or unknowingly, locally or wholesale. Therefore, every baptized Catholic, including priests, and bishops, all over the world, are commissioned and obliged under obedience to God to follow this Good Law to protect yourselves from harms way. Further, a baptized Catholic, including priests, and bishops, have no right to hinder themselves, or another person from attaining this protection to receive the sacraments and graces the Church wishes to give.
Therefore, whatever practical or pragmatic “deal” with bells and whistles one wants to make with those who endanger the faith –regardless of personages: A). You have no right before God to put yourself in harm’s way. B). You have no right before God to put others in harm’s way. C). You have no right to put the True religion of God into another religion (conciliar/novus ordo religion). D). When you sign you lose the protection of the Cannon Law. E). No faithful can follow you into that danger. F). You now no longer can help souls in the “freedom” of that protection without asking “permission” to the conciliar mechanism (…). And so on…
Do you get the danger of this new SSPX-crisis yet? This is not about a pretty badge of prelature, or a pride of recognition, or even fixing an “irregularity” –THIS IS ABOUT THE FAITH. PLAIN AND SIMPLE!
If you do follow the NSSPX into the danger of the conciliar mechanisms of the conciliar Rome -then you are in real schism to the true faith. Bluntly said!
So once the NSSPX signs the accord, it cannot “disobey” the orders to relocate hear, go there, shut down there, and all of the rest of the modernist tactics (…).
So where can the faithful go so as not to be infected by this conciliar/ecuмenical religion?
This is another entry- into another Catacomb. Have faith. God will provide!
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