II.2. Rome
¨ Reconciliation and non-recognition of Tradition as Bishop
Lefebvre wanted
“On
June 2, I wrote to the Pope again: it is not necessary to continue the
conferences and contacts. We do not have
the same goal. You want to unite and
reconcile and we want to be recognized as we are. We want to continue the Tradition, as we do.
" (Archbishop Lefebvre, Fideliter n
° 70 p. 4)
“As we
talk about reconciliation, Archbishop Lefebvre just wants to hear about
recognition.
The
difference is not small. Reconciliation
involves a reciprocal effort, as well as the admission of past mistakes. Archbishop Lefebvre affirms that the whole
Church is wrong and that he, Archbishop Lefebvre and his followers are always
right. " (Cardinal Gagnon, July 31,
1988, Avvenire)
¨ Gather all the traditionalists in Rome
“Everything that has been granted to them has
been granted only with the objective of making all those who adhere to or are
linked to the Fraternity detach themselves from it and submit to Rome. I have had the opportunity to see at least
three letters that Bishop Perl sent in response to the people who wrote to
him. It is always the same. It is absolutely necessary to make an effort
with those who have not understood the need to join the Pope and the Council. It is a pity, he writes, to note that there
were no more demonstrations. " (Archbishop
Lefebvre, Fideliter, n ° 79, January-February 1991, p. 5.)
¨ Full ecclesial communion that includes the
collaboration of the protesters under the direction of the bishops
diocesan and that determines the composition
of the Roman commission.
Full ecclesial communion
“On the
freedom of action of the local bishops in relation to the Ecclesia Dei
Commission, Cardinal Mayer recalled what the Motu proprio of July 2 (n ° 5)
said. The Commission has the
responsibility, explained the cardinal, to collaborate with the bishops, with
the dicasteries of the Roman Curia and interested circles, with the aim of
facilitating the full ecclesial communion of priests, seminarians, communities
or religious taken individually, that until now were linked in various ways to
the Fraternity founded by Archbishop Lefebvre…”(Christian Family, November 3,
1988)
“It is
evident that, far from trying to stop the application of the reform undertaken
after the Council, this concession aims to facilitate ecclesial communion for
people who feel linked to these liturgical forms. "(Audience of the Holy Father with the
religious of the Abbey of Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux", Osservatore
romano, October 2, 1990) What does this full communion mean? The following is the manifest. (With the Motu proprio "Tradicionis
Custodes" the diocesan bishops were already granted the much desired
authority to determine the formation of new groups of the tradition, the
ordination of the priests of the groups already adhered to Eclesia Dei as the
case of the San Pedro Fraternity that does not have its own bishops, not the
Neo Fraternity or Opus Dei)
Obedience
"It is in the name of obedience to the
Vicar of Christ that we ask you for a public act of submission, to repair what
your writings, your words, your attitude are offensive towards the Church and
her Magisterium." (Paul VI, Letter
to Archbishop Lefebvre, June 29, 1975, cited by J. Madiran, The savage
condemnation of Archbishop Lefebvre) (Bishop Lefebvre did not perform that public act of submission as
Bishop Thuc did when he consecrated to the bishops of Palmar de Troya: Because
Monsignor Thuc did this without a mandate (permission) from Rome, on September
17, 1976, Paul VI “excommunicated him.” So Archbishop Thuc immediately
“repented” and resigned to what he had done in Spain, and Paul VI lifted his
"excommunication".)
Nothing
has changed since then. Archbishop
Lefebvre responded: “We must admit that the trick was played well and Satan's
lie was used wonderfully. The Church
will destroy itself through obedience.
(…) It ensures that those who keep the Catholic faith are condemned by
the same people who must defend and spread it. “ (Archbishop Lefebvre, October
13, 1974, Le coup de maître de Satan, ed. San Gabriel, p. 6)
Apostolate under the direction of the bishops
The
Archbishop of Avignon explains to his priests that the Pope has granted the
Benedictine monastery of Barroux "full reconciliation with the Apostolic
See with the possibility of using the liturgical books in force in 1962 and
developing a pastoral influence through the works. ministries currently
assumed, taking into account canons 679-683 which refer to organized
collaboration between religious institutes and the secular clergy and to the
coordination of all apostolic works and activities under the direction of the
diocesan bishop (can 680). » (Letter from Archbishop Bouchex, Archbishop of
Avignon, to the priests of his diocese, August 17, 1988)
It is,
therefore, to a close and daily dependence to which canon 680 submits the
monastery of Barroux:
“Between
the various institutes and also between them and the secular clergy, that an
organized collaboration be fostered, as well as, under the direction of the
diocesan bishop, a coordination of all apostolic works and activities, keeping
safe the character, the purpose of each institute and the founding laws. “ (New
Code of Canon Law, 1983)
The
Fraternity of Saint Peter is constituted as a clerical society of apostolic
life of pontifical right. However, as in
the case of the Barroux monastery, this in no way means independence from the
bishops to be free from their deleterious influence.
“To
promote the necessary unity of the Church, the members of the Fraternity of
Saint Peter will follow with special diligence their communion with the
diocesan bishop and the presbytery, according to the norm of canons
679-683. In the same way, they will
observe in the exercise of the pastoral the prescriptions of the law, in
particular those that refer to the valid and licit celebration of the
sacraments of penance and marriage, as well as the annotations that are
transcribed in the books parish according to canon 535, § 1. “ (Pontifical
Commission Ecclesia Dei, October 18, 1988, Augustine, Cardinal Mayer,
president). The same goes for the Good
Shepherd Institute. (see below VI) (Currently these provisions
already apply also to the Neo Fraternity, unfortunately in terms of the
diocesan bishop, confessions in the modernist Churches and to the marriages
that the Congregation performs where the modernist parish priests must be
present)
Composition of the Roman commission
“This
Commission is an organism of the Holy See at the service of the Fraternity and
of the different organs with which it will be necessary to deal in order to
establish and consolidate the work of reconciliation. Furthermore, it is not she but the Holy
Father who, ultimately, will make the decisions: therefore, the question of the
majority does not arise; the interests of the Fraternity are guaranteed by
their representation on the Commission, and the fears that you have expressed
in relation to the other members do not have to persist, since the election of
these members will be made by the Holy Father himself. “ (Letter from Cardinal
Ratzinger to Archbishop Lefebvre, May 30, 1988)
¨ It is more than a matter of ritual: a whole conception
of the Church
“In
reality, if Bishop Lefebvre did not accept the proposed protocol, it is
precisely because he suddenly understood its true meaning. "They wanted to deceive us," he
said equivalently. It meant: “They
wanted us to accept the Council. This
shows how wrong it would be to reduce this painful matter to a matter of Latin
or ritual, or even a protest against certain abuses. It is a whole conception of the universal
Church and the particular Church, of the episcopal ministry and of the ministry
of Peter, which is questioned here. “ (Cardinal Decourtray, Address to the
Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of France, Lourdes, October 26, 1988, DC n °
1973, p. 22)
“The
fundamental question is not a question of Latin, not even of liturgy, important
as it may be. What is at stake is the
mystery of the Church. “(Archbishop Jullien, Archbishop of Rennes, Le Choc du
mois, December 10, 1988) (See also above, I 4)
¨ In this context there are two trends
Or
bring the assembled back to the New Mass and the Second Vatican Council,
excluding any setbacks.
Or
integrate Tradition (with the old Mass) in the pluralistic and evolutionary
space: "The ancient Roman rite preserves its citizenship in the Church
within the multiformity of Catholic rites, both Latin and Eastern." (Cardinal Castrillón-Hoyos, homily of June
24, 2003 during a mass celebrated according to the ancient rite)
Tradition will be only one form among others
of spirituality, one form among others of apostolate: freedom ... ¨ We must
think like all bishops, recognize the orthodoxy of the New Mass and adhere to
that of the Second Vatican Council
"Everything must coincide with what the
bishops think:" Cardinal Ratzinger said openly when responding to the
great Frankfurt daily Die Welt that questioned him after the consecrations: It
is inadmissible and we cannot accept that there are groups of Catholics in the
Church who do not submit to what bishops in the world generally think. "
(Archbishop Lefebvre, Fideliter, n ° 66,
November-December 1988, p. 11)
Celebrate the New Mass:
Here is
an example given by Cardinal Ratzinger.
For example, in Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet, Monsignor, when the
protocol will be signed, that the matter will be resolved, it is obvious that
Saint-Nicolasdu-Chardonnet is not going to stay as it is now. Why?
Because Saint-Nicolas is a parish of Paris and depends on Cardinal Lustiger. Therefore, it will be absolutely necessary
that in the parish of Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet there is a new mass
regularly, every Sunday. “(Archbishop Lefebvre, Press Conference, Ecône June
15, 1988, Fideliter June 29-30, 1988, p. 17) Undoubtedly this same fate awaits
the Neo Fraternity, for now it seems impossible, but not for long. if they
continue with the fervent desire to be recognized by Modernist and apostate
Rome.
Adhere to the Second Vatican Council:
“As for
those who, not without merit, rejected the schismatic act of June 30 and asked
for reconciliation, it is clear that they must, with our kind and prayerful
help, advance confidently, patiently, but demandingly, on the path of true
adherence to the Council in its entirety. “(Cardinal Decourtray, Address to the
Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of France, Lourdes, October 26, 1988, DC n °
1973, p. 22)
In the
Benedictine monastery of Flavigny several things were imposed:
“In the
first place, the adoption, for the celebration of Mass, of the said rite of
Paul VI. During the canonical visitation
made to the monastery by Dom Prou and Father Roualet, Vicar General of the
Diocese of Dijon, each monk signs the letter from Cardinal Ratzinger to
Archbishop Lefebvre (whom the latter has always refused to sign) on the
acceptance of the legitimacy of the rite of Paul VI and of the Council. This makes it possible to regularize the
ordinations carried out by Bishop Lefebvre, a sign that reconciliation has been
achieved. Finally, at the request of
Cardinal Ratzinger, Bishop Balland organized a series of sessions in the monastery
on the Second Vatican Council.
(Religious Affairs in the World, April 1988) (See also above I 4)
¨ Fidelity to the Living Tradition
The
Motu Proprio, the declarations of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, as well
as those of the Bishops, have one voice to praise the living Tradition. We will see what meaning to give it. (see below in IV, 5)
The
reasons that push them to this agreement with Rome are the following: ¨ They do
not want to fully follow the Tradition.
Fully following Tradition consists of preserving the faith, denouncing
errors, keeping the old Mass for reasons of faith, rejecting the Council for
its opposition to the reign of Jesus Christ.
· For
most rallies, celebrate the Mass, the sacraments and the catechism only “What
we ask from the beginning (Mass of Saint Pius V, catechism, sacraments, all in
accordance with the rite of the secular Tradition of the Church) It was granted
to us, without doctrinal counterpart, without concession, without denial. »(Dom Gérard, August 18, 1988) D15
“Give us back the Scriptures,
the Catechism, and the Mass!
This
was our letter to Pope Paul VI in 1972. This is our letter to Pope John Paul II
in 1988.» (J. Madiran, Itineraries,
October 1988)
Archbishop Lefebvre and the bishops have already
given the answer: it is not about rite or mass, but about doctrine, principles
and, more profoundly, philosophy.
Focus on the essentials: the Mass
Others
argue that it is necessary to focus on what is essential: the mass. In fact, the most important thing is to keep
the faith; now, through the Mass, we receive the graces that allow us to keep
the faith; Therefore, the main thing is
to keep the Holy Mass
It is
true that the Mass gives the graces that allow us to keep the faith. But one cannot keep the faith without
fighting against errors: therefore, "this abhorrence of error is the
touchstone that recognizes the love of truth." (The man, Perrin 1941, p. 214) Consequently,
attendance at Mass always gives thanks and the spirit of fighting against errors;
if the fighting spirit is not present it is because then these graces are badly
received.
We have no lights to judge the Pope
furthermore,
they say, we do not have the illustration to judge the Pope for the mistakes he
would commit; God alone is the judge. As
good children we must hide the miseries of our Holy Father, in imitation of the
children of Noah who hid the shame of his father. Let's not add scandal after scandal.
There
is judging and judging: judging the conformity or deformity of a person's words
and actions in relation to the truth or divine law is within the reach of all
who have studied his catechism. As for
judging secret dispositions and hidden intentions, that does not belong to us:
it is reserved for God. Let us be
careful to discern the objective: words and deeds, and the subjective:
intentions.
When
the wolf is in the fold, the real scandal is not unmasking wolf! The real scandal is not caring for the good
of God, his honor and the good of the sheep who must protect themselves from
the wolf. The scandal continues to do
nothing to avoid its influence.
¨ Be in obedience
Comply!
comply! Roman authorities have repeatedly
told Archbishop Lefebvre.
Some
have thought that obedience to current authorities was compatible with fidelity
to Tradition.
“We
take up the challenge and continue our journey in silence, enjoying a status
capable not only of remaining faithful to our liturgical tradition with the
blessing of the Church, but also, God willing, of serving as a link between
these two inalienable requirements: Tradition and obedience ... "
(Dom
Gérard, in the Letter to the Friends of the Monastery, n ° 44)
The
facts show the fruits of a misunderstood obedience. We will give below (VI, 3) the reasons that
do not allow voluntary submission to authorities that are opposed to the
Catholic faith.
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