Still Getting Vocations

The SSPX in the US.

(via Rorate Caeli)

But how will they approach their fellow Americans in the difficult times to come and how will they be received by them?

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NCReg: Farewell Pontifical Commission ‘Ecclesia Dei’? by Edward Pentin
The Vatican body aimed at keeping traditional Catholics united with the Successor of Peter looks likely to be suppressed, but sources suggest it could actually be a positive development.

Rorate Caeli: And So It Begins: "FILIAL CORRECTION OF POPE FRANCIS For the Propagation of Heresies"

Sandro Magister: If I Go Wrong, You Will Correct Me. The Seven Heresies of "Amoris Laetitia"

Rorate Caeli: De Mattei: Contradictions at the closing of the Jubilee

Rorate Caeli: IMPORTANT: SSPX Superior-general Bp. Fellay met Pope and CDF yesterday (October 13)

Hm!

Fr. Hunwicke: Bishop Fellay and Mutual Enrichment

It is very much to the Holy Father's credit that, apparently, he has lowered the doctrinal bar for reconciliation, in line with the interesting remarks made by Archbishop Pozzo ... who had (or has a friend who had) clearly been diving into the Conciliar archives and unearthing formal statements made in the aula about the non-binding status of certain documents. And the Pope's statement that he had not spoken infallibly when he performed certain recent canonisations must help reconciliation. Obviously, a formula of canonisation does not fall within the parameters of Pastor aeternus; additionally, there is significance in the changes Pope Francis made in the rites of Canonisation.

What Now for the SSPX?

IMPORTANT: SSPX Communiqué after meeting of all Superiors (on Canonical recognition)
Rorate Analysis: SSPX communiqué on relations with the Holy See

Bishop Fellay Stands Strong in Defense of Tradition

Not April Fool's

Chiesa: “Francis alarms us enormously, and not only us. And yet we like him”

The surprising analysis of the Francis enigma, made by the superior general by the Society of Saint Pius X, Bernard Fellay. With the account of the visits of one cardinal and three bishops, sent secretly from Rome

Fr. Hunwicke Recommends...

Tissier de Mallerais's biography of Marcel Lefebvre -- Another Must Read.

Müller’s first meeting with Fellay

Vatican Insider

Rorate Caeli: Documenting the journey of Marcel Lefebvre

Vaitcan Insider: Pell dismisses traditionalist leader's attack on Pope

Rod Dreher: Bishop Fellay Lets Pope Francis Have It

Rorate Caeli: Traditionalism and academic censorship - a personal experience and a very grave episode by Dr. John Lamont

Forget that it is an academic journal; the editors might argue that it is a Catholic theological journal and must be held to different standards, in which case is there a danger of causing scandal or harm to the reputation of the journal if they were to publish an article by someone who is publicly associated with the SSPX?

Rome Reports: Vatican sends proposal letter to Lefebvrians

Rorate Caeli: Di Noia's letter - full text in French

(Some background info: Di Noia sends letter to SSPX priests - via Menzingen)

Christian Order

The website appears to be lagging less in updates, but limited content is available online. There is this article by James Likoudis, published in March of last year: MUHAMMED II, THE SCOURGE OF CHRISTENDOM, AND THE BYZANTINE SCHISM

I see that it was originally published in The Wanderer.

There is this editorial from May, regarding Vatican 2 and the SSPX.

Yet as we have often documented with a heavy heart, the Holy Father's commitment to the Vatican II vehicle he helped engineer is itself a stumbling block. Was it really necessary to place the defense of that problematic pastoral Council and its texts (often ambiguous, contradictory or superficial as he readily admits) at the very centre of discussions? After all, SSPX objections merely echo similar concerns voiced by eminent theologians who also accept the validity of the Council while decrying its subversive content and purpose. The highly esteemed Msgr Bruno Gherardini, to cite just one, insists that “Modernism hid itself under the cloak of Vatican II,” and that “Modernist corruption has hidden itself within the Council documents themselves.” The ongoing harvest of rotten Conciliar fruits, therefore, cannot all be attributed to rebellious appeals to a bogus "spirit of Vatican II." That malign "spirit" is often spelt out by the slippery "letter" of the Council itself; in weasel-worded phrases like "The Church of God subsists in the Catholic Church," instead of ‘The Church of God is the Catholic Church.’ As a wag observed: Anybody can say "is." Only an expensive lawyer can say "subsists."

Regardless, Tùbingen Benedict's unflagging devotion to the Council has not dampened Bavarian Benedict's yearning to have its most severe critics piped aboard the mangled Barque of Peter — "a boat about to sink," he warned dramatically in 2005, "a boat taking in water on all sides." It seems that the Benedictine anomaly is trumped by this pressing corporate reality, requiring all hands on deck — even those "sectarian" zealots he once felt "we cannot resist too firmly" [Principles of Catholic Theology, 1987, pp. 389-90].

The Proper Interpretation of Vatican II

Dominicana: Conciliar Debates and the Desire for Unity

I received an e-mail from Loreto Publications that the translation of Roberto de Mattei's book on Vatican II is in the works, and it is hoped that it will be ready by the end of the year. If you are interested in purchasing a copy when it becomes available, please contact the publisher to let it know.

I still wonder, though, would it be necessary to force a reading of the documents that is orthodox and in harmony with Sacred Tradition if it were possible to admit that the documents are expressions of the Ordinary Magisterium, and hence not everything is on the same level, and that some tentative opinions were advanced which could be erroneous? An ecumenical council may be an "extraordinary act" as stated by the author of the above, but that does not mean that its documents necessary belong to the Sacred or Solemn Magisterium of the Church. If the second Vatican Council had not been so hyped, would we need to pay so much attention to it as a source of discord and division?

There is a video of the sedevecantist Fr. Cekada on the topic of the Ordinary Magisterium.

On the Hermeneutic of Continuity: Benedict XVI, the Reformer
See also The Five "Conciliar" Days of the Pope

Vatican Insider:
“Modifying the draft document on the divine Revelation”
"It taught us to live in a new world" by LUCA ROLANDI - Interview with Jesuit historian and theologian, John W. O’Malley

30 Giorni has had to suspend publication, with issue number 5. IN MEMORY OF DON GIACOMO TANTARDINI

Related:
Si Si No No: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND THE ORDINARY MAGISTERIUM Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize
Clear Ideas on the Pope's Infallible Magisterium

Fr. Z: Prefect of CDF: No more talks with SSPX

Rorate Caeli: SSPX-Rome: Important - Father Schmidberger speaks on conditions and current status of negotiations with Rome
Updated: video with subtitles