https://nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com/2019/04/entrevista-mons-huonder-por-die.htmlSOURCE (Excerpt: We only publish what is related to the FSSPX) Monseñor, you will spend your retirement in an institution of the Pío X Brotherhood. Did you have to obtain permission from the Holy Father to settle in a fraternity school?
No, because that is said in a letter to the Fraternity of the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller. And the Prefect speaks with authority and with the approval of the Pope. But I have informed the Holy Father.
You are supposed to be the link between the Fraternity and Rome. How did you get to this role?
For a long time I have been involved in the process of dialogue between Rome and the Fraternity. Since the Community is based in Ménzingen, Switzerland, it was thought that a Swiss bishop should be involved. That's why the Ecclesia Dei Commission asked me, the Commission in charge of dialogue with the Fraternity. This led to constant contact with the representatives of the Fraternity here in Switzerland. I sent the reports to Rome. Now I will continue carrying out this mission. My main concern is the unity of the Church. The division in the Church must be overcome. We must not forget: The Fraternity of Saint Pius X has many followers
Your position is informal. It does not have concrete negotiating powers, but you try to be a bridge by being with them.
Yes, my role is mainly informal. But that also has its effect. For example, the Year of Mercy, when the priests of the Fraternity received permission from the Pope to give absolution. I was involved. I myself proposed to Pope Francis that he also had mercy on the Fraternity and gave them powers. A year later I saw him again and he said he would accept my proposal. This encouraged me to continue on the path of unity of the Fraternity.
Now this path has been followed for years without any agreement being reached. There seemed to be an approach under the direction of the former Superior General, Bishop Fellay. Under the new Superior Pagliarani, one has the impression that there is again an ice age, which is no longer about practical questions of integration in the Church, but about difficult doctrinal questions.
This may seem like that to the outside world. But there were also doctrinal concerns in the Fraternity under the direction of Bishop Fellay. Maybe now they are getting a little more precise again . I do not know if a new era of ice is coming. But above all you have to work on this so that a good solution is reached.
How is that? What would the Fraternity have to do now, what would Rome have to do to reach an agreement?
In the first place, it would be necessary to recognize the commitment of both parties, even if they have not yet reached a theological agreement. The Fraternity should positively underline the seriousness of the Apostolic See. The Apostolic See, in turn, must appreciate the efforts of the Fraternity and take its concerns more seriously.
In the Fraternity one should not have the impression that one simply welcomes her in order to be able to circuмcise her in some way. Then it would be easier to solve the theological problems that really exist.
Should the Fraternity accept the Council in its entirety? Or can there also be forms of gradual recognition, as do Council docuмents which, by their weight, are not all on the same level?
Without a doubt, we should base ourselves on this principle. Not all the docuмents of the Council have the same value. Above all, the docuмents of the Second Vatican Council must be considered again, with more force, as a development of the previous period. On the part of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, it would be necessary to link more strongly with the pre-conciliar Magisterium in order to facilitate the recognition of the Council to the Fraternity. It is about demonstrating better the continuity of the doctrine.
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