Communiqué of the Superior General of the Society about the Synod on the Amazon

JMJ

Well the Synod was pretty bad ... but I find it interesting that the SSPX seems more sad than mad. My read is that they have accepted the reality of the situation and the reality of what is possible to do in this situation.

If I am correct, it shows that the SSPX is much further along in the grieving process than some of the other opinions that I read this afternoon.

Calling for PF1's removal is ... frankly ... idiotic. The last time a Pope so ticked off the Church (bishops etc) that they elected another ... it resulted in the Western Schism.

There is a definite lack of patience amongst the newly awakened conservatives & Traditional Catholics.

Nonetheless, their anger and frustration (finally) does show that they've stopped moving the line in the sand.

P^3

h/t ReturnToFatima.org

Courtesy of SSPX.org

Menzingen, October 28, 2019
On the feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
Dear Members of the Society,

The recent Synod on the Amazon was witness to terrible scenes where the abomination of idolatrous rites was played out within the sanctuary of God in new and unthinkable ways. And then, the final document of this tumultuous assembly attacked the holiness of the Catholic priesthood, pushing for both the abolition of ecclesiastical celibacy and the establishment of a female deaconate. Truly, the seeds of apostasy which our venerable Founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, had identified from the earliest days as being at work in the Council, continue to yield their putrid fruits with renewed effectiveness.

In the name of inculturation, pagan elements are increasingly integrated into divine worship and we can see, once again, how the liturgy that followed of the Second Vatican Council is perfectly suited to this.

In response to these events, we call on all members of the Society, including Third Order members, to observe a day of prayer and reparation, because we cannot remain indifferent to such attacks on the holiness of Holy Mother the Church. We ask that a fast be observed in all our houses on Saturday, November 9th. We invite all the faithful to the same and we also encourage children to offer prayers and sacrifices.

On Sunday, November 10th, 2019, each priest of the Society will celebrate a Mass of reparation, and in each chapel, the Litanies of the Saints, taken from the liturgy of the Rogations, will be sung or recited to ask God to protect His Church and to spare it from the punishments that such acts cannot fail to draw down upon it. We urge all priest friends, as well as all Catholics who love the Church, to do the same.

Such is due to the honour of the Holy Roman Catholic Church founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ, which is neither idolatrous nor pantheistic.

Don Davide Pagliarani
Superior General

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