Abp. Guido Pozzo discusses the Society’s talks with modernist Rome
Abp. Guido Pozzo discusses the Society’s talks with modernist Rome
“The path of reconciliation between the
FSSPX and the Holy See has been pursued persistently since 2009, albeit
gradually and at different stages. Today we can say that the
rapprochement has progressed a lot, and we can be confident that the
rupture will soon be overcome with the canonical recognition of the
Fraternity in the legal form of a Personal Prelature.”
“I think it is clear that the possible
acquisition of a governing church or a church in Rome by the SSPX
presupposes full reconciliation and formal legal recognition by the Holy
See.”
“The problem then is not the Vatican II
Council as such, but a certain form of understanding, practice or
application , which is called the ‘spirit of the council.’ Pope Benedict
XVI spoke of a ‘true council’ and a ‘virtual council’, the latter being
the fruit of the power of mass media, the modernist current in
theology, in other words, has eclipsed the authentic ‘mens’ [Latin:
mind] of the council fathers.”
“On the other hand, the preservation of
the spiritual, theological, liturgical, disciplinary and pastoral
identities of the priestly brotherhood [FSSPX] is guaranteed by a
special law with its corresponding statutes. There are no fixed time
limits. Let us entrust ourselves to the intercession and maternal
support of Our Lady of Fatima, whose hundredth anniversary we are
celebrating this year.”
