Excerpts from the Nov. 15, Letter to Friends and Benefactors #85
On the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin, November 21, 2015
+ Bernard Fellay
On the occasion of the Synod on the Family, you sent a petition to the Holy Father, then a declaration. Why?
The purpose of our petition was to point out as clearly as possible to the Supreme Pontiff the seriousness of the present hour and the decisive impact of his ruling in moral matters of such importance. Pope Francis learned of our sentiments on September 18th, before his departure for Cuba and the United States, and he informed us that he would change nothing of the Catholic doctrine concerning marriage, particularly its indissolubility. But we feared that, in practice, the indissoluble character of the matrimonial bond would be disregarded. And this is in fact what happened, on the one hand with the motu proprio reforming the procedure for declaring the
nullity of marriages, and on the other hand with the final docuŠ¼ent of this Synod. Hence my declaration intending to recall to mind the constant teaching of the Church on a multitude of points that were discussed and sometimes called into question during the month of October. I will not conceal from you the fact that to me the sorry spectacle that the Synod presented seems particularly shameful and scandalous on more than one count.
To read the full letter, please click
http://www.fsspx.org/en/publications/letters/nov-2015-letter-friends-and-benefactors-85-12743It is apparent that Bishop Fellay is somewhat upset at the turn of events. Perhaps this is why any announcement is not being made official because there are still some loose ends.
Nevertheless, with the history of Vatican intrigues and deception, why did Bishop Fellay seem to think that the Vatican would honor his requests? Is he just plain naive or part of the problem? Frankly, I think he has been bought out or blackmailed.
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