When Bp. Fellay withdrew the April 15, 2012 Doctrinal Declaration, What did he actually mean by that withdrawal? Was it an utter rejection of the docuмent’s contents by the sspx SG? Or did he simply “withdraw” the Declaration because of the difficulties he thought he might encounter in getting his confreres to accept the amended form of it as re-presented to the SG in June 2012 by the Vatican. I have never understood this entirely.
I am particularly interested in Article III. Item 7 of the original Declaration, viz
III,7. We declare that we recognise the validity of the sacrifice of the Mass and the Sacraments celebrated with the intention to do what the Church does according to the rites indicated in the typical editions of the Roman Missal and the Sacramentary Rituals legitimately promulgated by Popes Paul VI and John-Paul II.
Do Fellay & Co. recognize the validity of the New Mass and Sacramentary Rituals, as promulgated by Paul VI and JPII? And if ABL is alleged to have accepted them earlier, why should we make any fuss about that particular provision? I am hearing traditional priests today, I think, saying that the New Mass is not valid, that it is intrinsically evil, and that we put our souls in danger by attending it. If so, can it really be “valid?”
In this connection, have Fellay & Co. made peace with the Ratzinger-generated idea that the New Mass should take precedence over the Old Mass? Has Fellay said much, if anything, about “Ordinary” and “Extraordinary” forms of the Mass? He may have, but my eyes glaze over reading transcripts of his sermons, and listening to audio copies of them I find unbearable. So my attention span is exhausted pretty quickly, and I tend to miss a lot.