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When contrasted with AEAL, this truly is something different.

Yet, true obedience requires us to look first at the command issued and whether or not in involves in the immediate or proximate sin.

In the proximate case, there is a degree of prudence required - a fact missed by many.

That is why it is necessary to pray for the leaders of the SSPX so that they act in accordance with virtue following the doctrine of the Church.

P^3

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Pope Francis received Bishop Fellay

April 04, 2016 
District of the USA
Breaking news: Pope Francis received Bishop Fellay on Friday, April 1, 2016.
Pope Francis received Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, accompanied by the Society’s Second General Assistant, Fr. Alain-Marc Nely, at Domus Sanctae Marthae, at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016.
Bishop Fellay did not have an opportunity to meet Pope Francis since the Holy Father’s election in March 2013, other than exchanging very brief salutations at Domus Sanctae Marthae, on December 13, 2013 (see DICI no. 296 of 5-16-2014). However, some priests of the Society were previously received by the Supreme Pontiff, regarding certain administrative difficulties in the Society’s District of Argentina (see DICI no 314 of 4-24-2015).
Pope Francis had wanted a private and informal meeting, without the formality of an official audience. It lasted 40 minutes and took place under a cordial atmosphere. After the meeting, it was decided that the current exchanges would continue. The canonical status of the Society was not directly addressed, Pope Francis and Bishop Fellay having determined that these exchanges ought to continue without haste.
The next morning, Saturday, April 2nd, Bishop Fellay met with Archbishop Guido Pozzo, secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, in keeping with the normal relations of the Society with this commission following the 2009-2011 doctrinal discussions and the visits of several prelates in 2015-2016. (See DICI no. 307 of 12-19-2014 and no. 311 of 2-27-2016)
(Source: SSPX/MG—DICI 4-4-2016)
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