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To: Land of the Irish

Oh please! The Pope's intentions were perfectly clear that Lefebre was excommunicated.


14 posted on 03/06/2005 12:46:14 PM PST by ndkos
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To: ndkos
The Pope's intentions were perfectly clear...


17 posted on 03/06/2005 3:47:31 PM PST by Land of the Irish (Tradidi quod et accepi)
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The Pope unjustly excommunicated Archbishop Lefebvre who was protecting the ancient Mass from the destruction intended by John Paul II. The Archbishop, moreover, correctly and appropriately evoked canon law--canon 1323--which decreed that no one could be excommunicated who believed he must disobey because of a state of necessity--an emergency situation. The Pope ignored his own law--unjustly. He was a modernist--and clearly despised Lefebvre's traditionalism. He believed there was no emergency--even as the Church was collapsing around his ears. The Archbishop was perfectly right to consecrate for the good of souls and the Church in general--and the Pope was completely wrong.


28 posted on 03/06/2005 4:59:36 PM PST by ultima ratio
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