![]() ![]() The illicit consecration resulted in the excommunication of the five bishops the excommunications were lifted in 2009 by Benedict XVI, and since then, negotiations between the Society and the Vatican have continued, “to rediscover full communion with the Church.” ![]() Its relations with the Holy See became strained in 1988 when Archbishop Lefebvre consecrated four bishops without the permission of Pope John Paul II. The SSPX was founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1970 to form priests, as a response to what he described as errors that had crept into the Church following the Second Vatican Council. The Society currently operates six seminaries, and its Italian district includes four priories, 16 chapels, and a retreat center. Pope Francis has already declared that during the current Jubilee Year of Mercy, the faithful can validly and licitly receive absolution of their sins from priests of the SSPX. The canonical status of the Society was not directly addressed, Pope Francis and Bishop Fellay having determined that these exchanges ought to continue without haste,” the statement added. “After the meeting, it was decided that the current exchanges would continue. The SSPX had earlier stated that Bishop Fellay’s meeting with Pope Francis had been cordial and lasted 40 minutes. district of the SSPX also reported on Bishop Fellay’s comments April 10, linking to Le Salon Beige. Le Salon Beige also said that “in the course of his meetings in Rome, Bishop Fellay was encouraged to found a seminary in Italy.” The blog post reported that Bishop Fellay indicated that: the pope confirmed that the SSPX is Catholic in his eyes the Pope said he would never condemn the SSPX and that the Pope wants to extend the faculties of the priest of the SSPX, beginning with Confession. ![]() The French-language blog Le Salon Beige reported April 10 that Bishop Fellay had spoken that day to some 4,000 pilgrims and “revealed some good news” from his encounter at the Vatican. Pius X, has reportedly discussed several positive aspects of his meeting with Pope Francis at the beginning of the month.īishop Fellay had visited the Vatican April 1-2, meeting with the Pope and with Archbishop Guido Pozzo, secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei - the Vatican office of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith responsible for doctrinal discussions with the estranged group. Blogs / Will Pope Francis mend ties with the SSPX? Will Pope Francis mend ties with the SSPX?īishop Bernard Fellay, head of the traditionalist Society of St. ![]()
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