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I wish my French were better. From what I understand of the Google translation, nothing has changed regarding the position of the Resistance. In 2011 and 2012, Bp. Fellay decided efforts to convert Rome FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING HER TO ACCEPT THE SOCIETY was not working. (Already, in the mid-1990s by participating in GREC, Bp. Fellay had swerved from the the purpose of the SSPX as set by Archbishop Lefebvre.) So Bp. F. began to equivocate and compromise, using ambiguous language in the attempt to get the SSPX recognized. When that also failed, he had to save face with the Society by explaining-away his actions. His other choice was to listen to the voice of reason, the letter of the three bishops, but that would entail humbling himself and admitting he'd been wrong.
Thus far, the S.G. has taken no personal responsibility for his actions and words. He has left it to his priests to explain away and has given excuses, placing blame elsewhere. "I was deceived..." Yes. The victim of a fraud, once realizing he has been led astray, is still responsible for his actions while under the deception. If those involve sin, especially sins against the Faith that have harmed others, he is morally obligated to repent, confess, do penance and repair the damage in so far as he is able.
If I were to go to Confession and confess to the following,
Me: "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I am a married woman, but I met a man with whom I began to talk, and to go out for lunch. I wished I had married him instead of my husband, but I still love my husband, or, at least I'm still willing to live with him for the sake of my children. But you see, my lover deceived me. He said we could be together and I could still keep my husband. At last, he refused me because I won't divorce. Just about then, my husband somehow found out through two of our adult children. So I told him everything is okay because my lover doesn't want me anymore. I tried to tell my husband that I'd been deceived, but he has moved out with two of our 12. He's trying to get custody of the 10 who are still minors. It's not fair because I was tricked. I want to go back to how it was before, but my husband and two kids are persecuting me."
Priest: "So you are an adulterer, a liar, and an unfit mother. These are serious sins. Are you sorry for them?"
Me: "Yes, I was tricked. I didn't INTEND for things to go as they have. Now, my husband is sinning against me, my kids, too! They need to come back home. They've willfully abandoned the family. I was deceived. I promise to have no dealings with my lover until he puts things right." [paragraph #11, June 27 declaration]
What priest would absolve me? Not even Bp. Fellay! Let's pray for God to raise up a Nathan for Bp. Fellay as He did for King David after he sinned with Bathsheba.