SSPX
A Long Road to be Traveled
A Long Road to be Traveled
****The blogsphere is alive with the news of excommunications being lifted from the bishops of the SSPX. It would be wise to temper our enthusiasm with a bit of reality.
****There are numerous SSPX chapels all over the world which would need to be brought under the jurisdiction of the local ordinaries for this to make any real difference. I don't see that happening anytime in the near future. Many hearts will need to be changed. I fear as we are starting on our third generation of adherents to the policies and teachings of this group, it will be a long uphill battle.
*****They have clung to the belief that the Vatican Council II was illicit and not binding, and have taught this to their followers. I will agree the implementation of the Council and the outright distortions, mainly having to do with the liturgy, have not borne good fruit. But the Mass of Vatican II is not illicit, and if done correctly, would be very beautiful.
*****I have always felt very strongly that had the followers of Bishop Lefebvre not segregated themselves, there is a possibility our Church would be in better condition today. This of course is something we will never know for sure.
*****The people on the far right of the SSPX are no more in touch with reality than the people on the far left of the rest of the Church, and both groups have done untold damage to the faith of millions. We can hope that over time the good people of the SSPX could become leaven for the restoration of our Catholic identity.
To quote Father V:
****"There is a whole generation of young people who have grown up in these SSPX chapels, listening to their parents and priests, for whom a state of conflict with Rome, with the bad feelings and attitude of superiority and intractability is normal. They have never known union with Rome and the local bishop. A clear path for walking this division back to real and clear union with Rome is going to become weedier and narrower and harder to find if this goes on much longer. The clock is ticking."
Indeed...
6 comments:
I was all extcited to read your personal SSPX story....maybe in the future?
Working up the nerve...it's really isn't very pretty.
One time I left a less than positive message, nicely worded, about the SSPX and the following comments just skewered me. It was ugly...
When you are ready I would like to read it, too. You know you have plenty of support here.
Once again, you have beat me too the post I wanted to write for The Black Cordelias...
Once again, I find myself askin "Why does Adrienne write for us?"
How did I miss that opp?
Well put!
Simple - you are too kind....it must be your Toledo upbringing.
"I have always felt very strongly that had the followers of Bishop Lefebvre not segregated themselves, there is a possibility our Church would be in better condition today. This of course is something we will never know for sure."
I've often thought the same thing! The SSPX think they were saving Tradition and the TLM by separating themselves; I think they probably did harm to the very things they loved.
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