IMHO Fr. Pfeiffer should be consecrated bishop, right away. Then he could travel
and give confirmations to pick up where +Williamson left off. Sound good??
I've been thinking the same thing Neil, but I'm not qualified to really determine those things. But he surely has the courage of the Holy Ghost against evil! May God grant the Bishops immense wisdom to know and do His will at this very difficult time. (If we just had better organization to offer any priests that need or will need aid)
I'm not qualified either, and I wasn't sure I should say anything, but I had this
pressing thought that it might do some good to speak up. Fr. Pfeiffer speaks
English like I do, and it's so easy to understand every nuance. He leaves me
in awe when I hear him preach, and I get the impression that this must have
been how the listeners of St. John Chrysostom came away from hearing him
preach in his time. We have other great orators in the history of the Church,
others who left behind legends of their effect on those who heard them, but we
don't literally know what they sounded like. What we do know is the effects they
evoked.
Look at St. Anthony of Padua. When he went on his journey to Padua from
Assisi, he stopped at a town on the coast of the Adriatic Sea and preached, but
no one would pay attention. He did not give up, but instead went to the sea
shore and preached to the fishes! The people of the town did not take long in
coming to see what was going on. Up close to the shore, the small fishes,
minnows, carp, bluegill, were popping up out of the water to face St. Anthony,
and further out, the larger fish had their heads out of the water, barracuda,
bonita, sea bass, tuna, and still further out were the sharks, marlin, and whales.
All of the fishes, of all sizes, would nod "yes" when St. Anthony asked them if
they were grateful for the blessings of God, and "no" when he asked them if
they would prefer to have some other kind of existence. The people of the
town were in shock to see the coordinated action of the fishes in response to
the words of St. Anthony. By this means, then, they started to pay attention to
what the saint had to tell them. He made many converts that day, and his
reputation preceded him when he traveled.
St. Anthony was not made a bishop. I rather suppose that he might have been
if he had lived longer, though.
I know we are not supposed to compare priests. I have listened to Fr. Chazal's
sermons a little as well, and I am very impressed. I must admit, however, that
I do not have much of an ear for French, and it's a lot of effort for me to
discern what is being said behind the French accent. So if I am little qualified
in the first place, I'm even less qualified when I have to struggle with
comprehension. I'm trying to be truthful and I can't speak to what I don't know.
Topic: Surrendered SSPX v. SSPX Sermons August 5th, 2012 (Read 2798 times)