Posted on 04/20/2005 8:59:20 AM PDT by Tantumergo
In the name of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X, His Excellency Bishop Fellay, Superior General, welcomes the accession of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to the Sovereign Pontificate. He sees there a gleam of hope that we may find a way out of the profound crisis which is shaking the Catholic Church, of which some aspects have been spoken of by the former Head for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and quite recently so in his preaching on the occasion of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.
His Excellency Bishop Fellay implores Our Lord Jesus Christ, Head of the Mystical Body, that the two-thousand-year-old Tradition of the Church, forgotten and mistreated during the last forty years, may regain its place during this Pontificate, and that the Traditional Holy Mass may be re-established in all its rights, without restrictions.
Finally, the Superior General assures the Successor of Peter, Benedict XVI, of his prayers and those of all the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X for the considerable task which awaits him in order to restore all things in Christ.
April 19, 2005
+Bernard Fellay
Superior General
As you were mentioning on another thread...
Just a Question: Didn't the " Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith" used to be called the Holy Office? ( about a century ago.)
Just answered my own question -- Yes, and before that it was called the "Sacred Congregation of the Universal Inquisition."
"The simplification of anything is always sensational." GK Chesterton
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For him to say the True Mass publicly as Pope, the way he did many times as a Cardinal, would be great, but I realize we shouldn't hope for too much.
Cautious optimism, I hate to be disappointed.
Me too.
>>[W]e shouldn't hope for too much.<<
What would constitute "too much?"
How about world peace forever, no more sickness, no more death, no more war.
(How's that for "too much?")
Keep in mind that Cardinal erstwhile Ratzinger was ordained in the Traditional Roman {Latin} Rite, had a thourough working knowledge of Latin in 1963, helped to write the documents of Vatican II and counseled (less scholarly) bishops there at the time as a peritus, has been celebrant for hundreds of Traditional Latin Masses on all occasions and of all levels of solemnity, and last but not least, has been personal witness to the worldwide decline of liturgical ambiance.
Do you think for a minute he is ignorant of the growing demand for Solemn High Pontifical Mass? (Or, that he somehow lacks the experience to celebrate one?)
How many times do you suppose, as a Cardinal, the man who is now Pope Benedict XVI closed the door and had a word with Pope John Paul II, imploring him to hold back on his plans for yet another wild innovation; only to be half-listened-to, and to receive only a partial satisfaction, and to be left feeling so impotent and hapless in the face of yet another step down from the majesty that could so easily be had by the Pope?
His greatest challenge now might be how to restrain himself from making too many adjustments too fast. But if he doesn't do SOMETHING significant real soon, he could die, and lose all chance to accomplish ANYTHING.
Basilicas of the world, be advised: make sure your tintinabulum and ombrellino are in working order and all cleaned up!
This is a pope that needs our prayers like none other among his predecessors.
Yes, pray that his food tasters and body guards are loyal, he has a lot of enemies.
The liberals on the news are beside themselves with anxiety. My wife has a friend at work who is so disappointed that women priests are more remote now than before. I have not bothered to check with what the "gay" activists are saying.
We should pray also for the Swiss Guard. It seems their job has just become a pinch more demanding.
Anyone have a form for a prayer for the Pontifical Food Taster?
Make that Pontifical Food Tasters! Martyrs-in-waiting!
Tonight it's bratwurst and saurkraut with German beer, in a symbolic unity with the Pope!
Hey, the Swiss Guard have to be men only. How come women are never screaming for their right to take a bullet for the pope?
Won't it be quite quaint when the "normativa missa" are of two kinds rather than one?
What is going to happen to all the neoCon positivist Catholics? Will you follow and obey the Pope in lockstep, or stand groping, wondering what happened?
Pax Christi in Regno Christi! It is time for the restoration of Tradition!
Does the Pope have the right to try to destroy the faith?
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