Agreement Between SSPX and Vatican Dead
In May, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, the now fired Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, provided the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) with conditions for an agreement with Rome. …More
In May, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, the now fired Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, provided the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) with conditions for an agreement with Rome. These conditions were approved by Pope Francis on May 20th. The headquarters of the SSPX sent Müller's letter to its priest, writes medias-catholique.info.
The conditions ask for an “explicit acceptance of the teachings of the Second Vatican Council and those of the period after the Council” according to their required degrees of adherence.
Further, the SSPX has to recognize not only the validity but also the "legitimacy” of the New Rite of the Mass and the Sacraments.
This means, Francis and Müller have halted an agreement because they know that the SSPX cannot fulfil these conditions.
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The conditions ask for an “explicit acceptance of the teachings of the Second Vatican Council and those of the period after the Council” according to their required degrees of adherence.
Further, the SSPX has to recognize not only the validity but also the "legitimacy” of the New Rite of the Mass and the Sacraments.
This means, Francis and Müller have halted an agreement because they know that the SSPX cannot fulfil these conditions.
Picture: Bernard Fellay, © Wikipedia, CC BY-SA, #newsCflayfjmqr
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My understanding is that it was Mueller who killed the negotiations when Benedict was pope by intervening with the demands for assent to Vat II. A few months ago he tried to get the pope to renews the Vat II demands, and he was told no. His latest strategy was to convene the SCDF, then produce a document to give to the SSPX.
As a bishop in Germany Mueller had no use for the SSPX.
His theological …More
My understanding is that it was Mueller who killed the negotiations when Benedict was pope by intervening with the demands for assent to Vat II. A few months ago he tried to get the pope to renews the Vat II demands, and he was told no. His latest strategy was to convene the SCDF, then produce a document to give to the SSPX.
As a bishop in Germany Mueller had no use for the SSPX.
His theological positions tended to be idiosyncratic. On the one hand, he was good in defending doctrine on marriage. On the other, he praised Liberation Theology and is a friend of Gustavo Gutierrez, the father of LT.
I hope he enjoys early retirement.
As a bishop in Germany Mueller had no use for the SSPX.
His theological positions tended to be idiosyncratic. On the one hand, he was good in defending doctrine on marriage. On the other, he praised Liberation Theology and is a friend of Gustavo Gutierrez, the father of LT.
I hope he enjoys early retirement.
