In 1977, the doubts of Archbishop Lefebvre on the legitimacy of Paul VI as pope and on the new sacraments
Publication of July 14, 2006
Marcel LefebvreTranslation of an article of Traditio.com and full text of Archbishop Lefebvre on February 24, 1977. Thus on February 24, 1977, before Archbishop Lefebvre was circuмvented by Father Schmidberger (after 1982), Archbishop Lefebvre envisaged the vacancy of the Headquarters of Peter as an open question and not as "a capital and absolute sin" as it is today. "So the question is ultimately: was Pope Paul VI been or is he still the successor of Peter ? If the answer is negative: Paul VIhas never been Pope or is not, our attitude will be that of the periods "vacated sede", it would simplify the problem. Some theologians claim that it is based on the statements of theologians of the past, approved by the Church, who have studied the problem of the heretical, schismatic Pope, or practically abandoning the office of Supreme Pastor. It is not impossible that this hypothesis will one day be confirmed by the Church. Because she has serious arguments for her. Many are the acts of Paul VIwho, accomplished by a bishop or a theologian, twenty years ago, would have been condemned as suspected of heresy, favoring heresy. "" Now, in the atmosphere of the liturgical reform, doubts about the validity of the sacraments become from month to month more numerous. The new rites themselves carry with them serious doubts. Souls are in a situation of continual danger of death. "   Archbishop Lefebvre , February 24, 1977.

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