Archbishop Lefebvre himself said in the sermon of the Consecrations that the consecration of a bishop had been approved in principle by the pope-only the practical application had been made impossible by the unending delays imposed by the Vatican bureaucracy. This is evidently not true, in the simple fact that perhaps the most important point of that protocol was the granting of a bishop for the SSPX. Peter falsely claims that they enjoyed the same “protocol” that had been agreed by Archbishop Lefebvre. Faced with a scandal of such magnitude, there was need of a strong remedy! When the pope himself gives such a bad example-which has been followed by many bishops afterwards-there is need of protecting the faithful in their fidelity to the Faith of all times by providing them uncompromising bishops. This meeting was indubitably a major reason for the June 1988 Consecrations of bishops. Rather, the “ great trial for the Church” at that time was-and still is-the crisis of the Faith, made more acute by the ecumenical meeting of Assisi in October 1986. If one reads the message of Pope Francis to the FSSP on their jubilee, it seems that in 1988 the only “ great trial for the Church” was a separation, for which the FSSP received a “ mission of reconciliation”. The true reason: the crisis of Faith heightened by Assisi-hence the need of bishops So he certainly agreed with all the principles of the supplied jurisdiction in such case of necessity. Bisig had lived and served the Church well in the SSPX for 12 years, i.e., for all his priesthood and even more, before leaving. Indeed already at that time Archbishop Lefebvre had had to choose an appearance of disobedience in order to continue to transmit that which he had received, the Catholic Faith and Catholic Liturgy of all times in spite of an unprecedented attack against the Faith. If that were true, then these priests should have left the SSPX many years earlier, nay since 1975 or 1976 at the latest. Some think the only difference is that they have papal approval and the SSPX does not. This double anniversary is an occasion to look back at the reasons and results of their separation. They received papal approval, and tried to do what the SSPX was doing. Peter, by 12 priests of the SSPX (and a group of seminarians) who felt they could no longer in good conscience follow Archbishop Lefebvre. It also marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Fraternity of St. This year 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of the episcopal consecrations by Archbishop Lefebvre and Bishop de Castro Mayer. The FSSP and the SSPX: a question of principles 1988: a double anniversary Francois Laisney, in which he outlines the crucial difference between the Society of St.
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