[bornacatholic]

Marcel Lefebvre, in his Aug. 29, 1987. letter to the four bishops-to-be, "The See of Peter and posts of authority in Rome being occupied by Antichrists, the destruction of the Kingdom of Our Lord is being rapidly carried out even within His Mystical Body here below."

* Another heresy in contradiction to the Dogmatic Teaching of Vatican I

[Grey Ghost II]

Explain this one:

“ROME WILL LOOSE THE FAITH AND BECOME THE SEAT OF ANTICHRIST.” ---Our Lady of LaSalette

Is that a heresy as well?

[ultima ratio]

Archbishop Lefebvre did not call the Pope himself a heretic. He stated the "See of Peter" and "posts of authority" in Rome were occupied by Antichrists. That is not the same thing as referring to the Pope at all. The "See" means merely "Seat"--it is a place, not a man. It is a term used metaphorically and diplomatically--just as we use the term "White House" to sometimes mean the staff of the President and sometimes to mean the President himself. It is deliberately vague and ambiguous. In this case, the term "See of Peter" has been qualified by the plural "posts of authority", which makes it clear he is talking about high officials in Rome and not the Pope. In no instance did the Archbishop call the Pope himself either a heretic or an antichrist. In fact, if you knew anything at all about Lefebvre, you would know he cautioned just the opposite and forcefully rejected sedevacantism among his followers. Archbishop Lefebvre never crossed the line you are suggesting he crossed. There is nothing you have posted to indicate otherwise.

[BlackElk]

I sure do bet that ol' Marcel regrets his indiscretions as to "antichrists" now that he certainly knows the truth he denied in life.