Monks Close to Society of St. Pius X Unite With Rome

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Canonical Censures Lifted for Transalpine Redemptorists

ROME, JULY 14, 2008 (Zenit.org).- A group of monks close to the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X asked for and received canonical good standing and communion with the Holy See.

The vicar-general of the Transalpine Redemptorists, Father Michael Mary, reported this month on the group’s blog that “our community now truly rejoices in undisputed and peaceful possession of communion with the Holy See because our priests are now in canonical good standing.”

He said that he had asked the Holy See, in the presence of the members of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, for the priestly suspensions to be lifted.

The status of the Society of St. Pius X has been clouded since its founder, Marcel Lefebvre, gave episcopal ordination without permission to four priests. Pope John Paul II explained in a 1988 apostolic letter that “such disobedience – which implies in practice the rejection of the Roman primacy – constitutes a schismatic act.”

The current leader of the society was one of the priests ordained who thus incurred excommunication…Read More
 
Actually, I believe he, as well as the other monks who were ordained as priests, were only suspended.

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Nope. EVERYONE who formally adheres to the schism is, per Ecclesia Dei, excommunicated. It’d be somewhat difficult to argue that choosing to be ordained by an excommunicated (and unlawfully ordained as well) Bishop doesn’t constitute formal adherence to the schism of that Bishop or of Lefebvre.
 
I’m so happy to hear about this! I heard an interview with them about their isolated life on a radio program several years ago and was sorry to hear that they were no longer in union with the Church.
 
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