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SSPX Profession of Catholic Faith - Key Extracts

 + JMJ In the SSPX Profession of Catholic Faith (link) ,  I reproduced the complete document.  Given the excommunication and requirement of accepting Vatican 2, I'm wondering what parts of Vatican 2 are at issue between Rome and the SSPX. Historically, the SSPX has stated that the following elements are at odds with pre-conciliar magisterium on three key points ( link1 )  (link2): Religious Liberty, Ecumenism, and Collegiality. There remain other smaller elements such as the use of the word "subsists"  to describe the relation of the Catholic Church with the Church of Christ in contradiction to Pope Pius the XII who clearly stated that the Catholic Church is the Church of Christ. Originally, I wanted to pull out those elements particularly related to the Second Vatican Council or its 'spirit'. Then I realised that by taking the elements out of the context of what is professed made it hard to follow. So I have simply indented the areas where errors are rejected, ...
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FSSPX.news: Profession of Catholic Faith of the Society of Saint Pius X to Enlighten Souls in the Face of Modern Errors

 + JMJ The SSPX has published an extensive Profession of Faith that is like a Syllabus of Errors for the 21st Century. It seems to point out the Church Teaching for every error of our times. For the 'modern' Catholics reading this, I expect you may find some of these items hard to swallow. I have seen other faithful and conservative Catholics respond strongly when confronted with a teaching that they've never encoutered in the Church. Becalm yourself and ask the real question: If this was taught before  (especially for those that are dogmas - see link to Dogmas of the Catholic Church ), then it must be valid today?   A pdf version of the profession can be found at this link . P^3 Courtesy of FSSPX.news: Profession of Catholic Faith Profession of Catholic Faith of the Society of Saint Pius X to Enlighten Souls in the Face of Modern Errors In the name of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Preamble I profess and embrace the entire truth of the ...