[narses]

"The pope met with Society of St. Pius X leader Bishop Bernard Fellay in August, although the group still hasn't reconciled with the Vatican."

Paris, January 13, 2006 (Apic). The Superior-General of the Fraternity of Saint Pius X has wished to minimise the oppositions between the latter and the Vatican. Bishop Bernard Fellay has expressed the certainty that the conclusion of the conflict begun in 1988 between John Paul II and Archbishop Lefèbvre will be reached under the reign of the new pope.

[ELS]

Traditionalists: "We WILL reach a conclusion"
Reuters and AFP (France Presse) have reported on it, but they have not transcribed the exact words. Below is a translation of the interview (French)which the Superior-General of the Fraternity of Saint Pius X, Bishop Bernard Fellay, granted at Radio-France to the [French] Association of Religious Information Journalists.

For copyright reasons, I present only excerpts (those I consider the most important) of the interview. ...

[BlackElk]

Conflict?????

Make that the declaration in Ecclesia Dei Afflicta that SSPX is in schism and its adherents excommunicated. That was resolved by Ecclesia Dei Afflicta. If Benedict XVI or any other pope lifts those sanctions, we will know. Hopefully, a full measure of humiliation and penance and renunciation of Marcel will be indispensible minima as preconditions required of SSPX before any return to Catholicism by the schismatic excommunicati. Permanent withdrawal froim the world of each and every SSPX bishop as well. Just one Elk's opinion.

The Catholic group referenced in the article is Una Voce. SSPX is still a schism of the excommunicated and has richly deserved its fate.