Hopeful News on the Horizon Between SSPX and Rome?

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It looks like there may be some good news on the horizon so I just wanted to share from Vatican Insider:

Fellay replies. The Society of St. Pius X might be awarded the status of “Personal prelature” by the pope himself

Andrea Tornielli
Vatican City
 
The Holy See and the Society of St Pius X, founded by Mgr. Marcel Lefebvre, might come to an agreement in matter of days, or even hours. The Superior General of the Society, Bishop Bernard Fellay, apparently signed a new version of the doctrinal preamble, which he had been given last September by cardinal William Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and president of the pontifical commission Ecclesia Dei.
 
Officially the Vatican is still waiting for Fellay’s reply. On the 16th of March the bishop had been asked to make a final decision. But according to the information gathered by the Vatican expert Jean-Marie Guenois, who works for the French magazine Le Figaro, unofficially negotiations have moved significantly forward and an agreement will soon be reached.

[Full Text: http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/the-vatican/detail/articolo/lefebviani-lefebvrians-lefebvrianos-14317/]
Let us continue to pray. I do hope that reconciliation will take place soon. This will no doubt be a great blessing for many, especially for those of us who treasure traditional Catholicism.


Comments

Catholic Mission said…
Msgr. Guido Pozzo could announce Vatican Council II agrees with literal interpretation of dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus while Nostra Aetate says Catholics are the ‘new people of God’ : pope made an error in Light of the World- all this is relevant to the Vatican-SSPX differences

For political reasons Ecclesia Dei is not admitting the truth about Vatican Council II.

Msgr. Guido Pozzo Secretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” – the Vatican body charged with helping to bring reconciliation with the SSPX - said “we haven’t yet received a response” but he added that the fraternity have “preannounced they will arrive at a final clarification, therefore I am hoping that at the beginning of next week we’ll be able to know their position and then take consequent positions.” (1)

NO DOCTRINAL DIFFERENCES

There are no doctrinal differences between the Vatican and the Society of St.Pius X (SSPX) if Ecclesia Dei announces that Vatican Council II (Ad Gentes 7) (2) is in agreement with the literal interpretation of the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus and also with Lumen Gentium 16, Vatican Council II on invincible ignorance and those saved with a good conscience (3).

LG 16 is not an explicit exception to the dogma or AG 7.Since we do not know any case saved in invincible ignorance and a good conscience.We accept these cases as possibilities. Defacto we can never know anyone saved with a good conscience etc.They are known only in Heaven.

Secondly Nostra Aetate 4 says Catholics are the ‘new people of God’.Catholics are the Chosen People now.

These two points are in agreement with the SSPX position that all non Catholics need to convert into the Catholic Church for salvation.This was the traditional teaching and it is the teaching after Vatican Council II.Msgr. Guido Pozzo needs to announce that this is the teaching of Vatican Council II according to the text and the Catholic Church.

http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2012/04/msgr-guido-pozzo-could-announce-vatican.html
April 16, 2012 at 11:28 PM
The Anti-Modernist said…
I think that even if there are points where discussion may be needed regarding religious liberty, etc. an agreement can be reached; in fact, Fr. Zuhlsdorf put forward a very interesting perspective on it in relation to concession that were made to Fr. Feeney.
http://wdtprs.com/blog/2012/04/sspx-options-and-the-pope-of-christian-unity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wdtprs%2FDhFa+%28Fr.+Z%27s+Blog+-+What+Does+The+Prayer+Really+Say%3F%29
April 17, 2012 at 10:52 AM
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