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10/27/2012
The author of “Eleison Comments” has been excluded from the Newsociety of Bishop Fellay, not a good sign for the old SSPX.
The author of “Eleison Comments” has been excluded from the Newsociety of Bishop Fellay, not a good sign for the old SSPX.
Cardinal Siri was a fine churchman, but by his lack of reaction to the disaster of Vatican II, arguably not fine enough.
The General Chapter’s conditions for any future practical agreement with Newrome betray alarming concessions to the religion of man.
Back in 1988 Archbishop Lefebvre warned clearly that any merely practical agreement with today’s Rome would divide and destroy the SSPX.
Liberals are punished in this life by becoming false crusaders, true tyrants and effeminate men. True leaders can come only from God.
Although not apple, apple-rot clings to the apple it rots. The “Conciliar Church” similarly clings to the Catholic Church which it rots.
By its disharmony, modern art points to some prior harmony, as harmony points to God. Despite itself, modern art points to God.
The revolutionary harmonies of Wagner’s “Tristan” played a major part in destabilizing modern music, and with it, modern man.
The Mass is central to the Church because it embodies Catholic Doctrine. The Mass needed saving first. Now for the Doctrine.
Archbishop Lefebvre chose for the SSPX the 1962 Missal as being the last officially promulgated Missal to be completely orthodox.
To a doubting French journalist the author of “Eleison Comments” expresses confidence that the imminent Motu Proprio will do much good.
Indeed, it both declares that the Tridentine Mass was never banned, and permits Latin rite priests to use it, whenever and wherever.
By overloading our eyes and ears, said Kafka, the cinema overwhelms our minds. Minds being overwhelmed means that lies triumph.
In his outstanding Encyclical of 100 years ago, Pius X nailed the deadly error of modern times: minds’ independence from their object.
Despite many Catholics’ reservations as to the content and motivation of the Motu Proprio, one may still believe it will do good.