Ratzinger Retrospect, “Lefebvre Needed His Own Bishops”
Cardinal Ratzinger told two priests in summer 2003 during a meeting at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that he considered Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, who had died excommunicated, to be …More
Cardinal Ratzinger told two priests in summer 2003 during a meeting at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that he considered Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, who had died excommunicated, to be “the most important bishop of the 20th century.”
LifeSiteNews.com (December 3) received a written recollection of Ratzinger’s words written by one of the priests. Ratzinger said,
- "I consider him to be the most important bishop of the 20th century with regard to the universal Church.”
- “Had the French episcopate at that time shown even a little more Christian charity and fraternity towards Archbishop Lefebvre, things might have taken a different course.”
- “From my current point of view, I have to agree with Archbishop Lefebvre in retrospect about having his own bishops. Today [= 2003] after the experience of ’15 years of Ecclesia Dei’, it is clear that such a work as that of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X cannot simply be handed over to the diocesan bishops.”
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LifeSiteNews.com (December 3) received a written recollection of Ratzinger’s words written by one of the priests. Ratzinger said,
- "I consider him to be the most important bishop of the 20th century with regard to the universal Church.”
- “Had the French episcopate at that time shown even a little more Christian charity and fraternity towards Archbishop Lefebvre, things might have taken a different course.”
- “From my current point of view, I have to agree with Archbishop Lefebvre in retrospect about having his own bishops. Today [= 2003] after the experience of ’15 years of Ecclesia Dei’, it is clear that such a work as that of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X cannot simply be handed over to the diocesan bishops.”
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Jan Joseph
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Geweldig dat kardinaal Lefebvre volgens paus Benedictus de belangrijkste kardinaal van de 20e eeuw is. Kardinaal Lefebvre is een Heilige en zal zeker Zalig en Heilig verklaard worden door de Eerste Paus van de Pius X broederschap.
...and Archbishop Lefebvre will one day be canonized as a modern day Saint Athanasius.
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I don't think so. Unfortunately although he seemed to be godly, he was a heretic and schismatic.
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You are wrong Rand. He was never heretic and schismatic, but we can say it about Francis...
@Rand Miller Really.....? It would be good to understand the history of the Church, the betrayal of the Church, and your terms before using them.
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@Rand Miller Really.....? It would be good to understand the history of the Church, the betrayal of the Church, and your terms before using them.
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@Rand Miller Technically @Ave Crux is correct. People throw the word "heretic" around here entirely too often. Her phrase "betrayal of the Church" is exactly what schismatics do, though I'm certain that wasn't her intended meaning. ;-)
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abp. Lefebvre was true visionary and what he saw after V2. council, confirmed then card. Ratzinger couple decades later as good...