Author Topic: Where exactly does SSPX stand with the VII church today ? (Read 829 times)

crossbro · « **on:** December 25, 2013, 01:05:16 AM »

Where does SSPX stand and where does it look like things are going ?

What is the future of the SSPX bishop and priestwise ?

poche · « **Reply #1 on:** December 25, 2013, 02:42:03 AM »

As of right now Bishop Fellay has rejected an offer by the Vatican for a reconciliation.
It looks like there will not be any reconciliation for the near future.

poche · « **Reply #2 on:** December 25, 2013, 03:13:41 AM »

This is what Cardinal Muller had to say about the SSPX;

"The leaders of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) are in schism, and remain suspended from the sacraments, says the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

In an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Archbishop Gerhard Müller said that although Pope Benedict XVI lifted the canonical excommunication of SSPX prelates, they remain suspended from the sacraments because “by their schism they have broken away from communion with the Church.”

Archbishop Müller said that while talks with the SSPX have reach an impasse, the Vatican will not close the door to reconciliation. However, he said, a restoration of full communion would require the SSPX to accept the authority of the Church and of the Pope."

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=20046

SeanJohnson · « **Reply #3 on:** December 25, 2013, 09:42:08 AM »

Quote from: poche

As of right now Bishop Fellay has rejected an offer by the Vatican for a reconciliation.
It looks like there will not be any reconciliation for the near future.

Or yet another way to say it:

As of right now, it looks like the Vatican has rejected Bishop Fellay's offer for reconcilliation.

However, it looks like Bishop Fellay has left the door open for a future practical accord.

crossbro · « **Reply #4 on:** December 25, 2013, 12:41:20 PM »

Thanks for your answers, every year I ponder my resolutions and at the top of this list is the consideration of whether or not it is time to bail No Church. Not an easy decision to make.