Press
Release from the General Superior
of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X
By the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum,
Pope Benedict XVI has reinstated the Tridentine Mass in its rights,
and clearly affirmed that the Roman Missal promulgated by Saint
Pius V had never been abrogated. The Priestly Society of Saint Pius
X rejoices to see the Church thus regain her liturgical Tradition,
and give the possibility of a free access to the treasure of the
Traditional Mass for the glory of God, the good of the Church and
the salvation of souls, to the priests and faithful who had so far
been deprived of it. The Priestly Society of Saint Pius X extends
its deep gratitude to the Sovereign Pontiff for this great spiritual
benefit.
The
letter which accompanies the Motu Proprio does not hide however
the difficulties that still remain. The Society of Saint Pius X
wishes that the favorable climate established by the new dispositions
of the Holy See will make it possible – after the decree of
excommunication which still affects its bishops has been withdrawn
– to consider more serenely the disputed doctrinal issues.
Lex
orandi, lex credendi, the law of the liturgy is that of the
faith. In the fidelity to the spirit of our founder, Archbishop
Marcel Lefebvre, the attachment of the Society of Saint Pius X to
the traditional liturgy is inseparably united to the faith which
has been professed "always, everywhere and by all."
Menzingen, July 7, 2007
+ Bernard Fellay
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