Reconciliation of SSPX depends only on doctrinal statement, Vatican official says [CC]

[Catholic_Press]

A key Vatican official has confirmed that the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) can be reconciled with the Holy See, if its leaders accept a doctrinal statement.

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[commenter]

A key Vatican official has confirmed that the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) can be reconciled with the Holy See, if its leaders accept a doctrinal statement.

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This seems to put too much on the “leaders”, or “leader” of the SSPX, and puts everything on reconciliation on doctrine. The problem is that many clergy in SSPX have taken positions not only at extreme variance to recent Vatican or diocesan positions, but at some variance to the SSPX leadership. I assume some of those more or less in the Resistance(s) might be considered outside the SSPX, but I bet many who are “in” SSPX may be leaning that way.
There appear to be significant differences among countries (confer France, for instance).
Even if the top leader, or top 10% of clergy of SSPX signed a statement re: doctrine, would they speak for all the clergy? As we painfully know, doctrinal statements about Vatican II can be interpreted very differently, even by people who sign the same statements.

If the statement is about Vatican II, this “agreement” does not address lots of concerns people are expressing about Vatican positions in the last few years, that are not flowing out of Vatican II.

I think a more realistic statement might be that SSPX can be “regularized” but this can only be implemented as individual priests are invited to serve in specific dioceses, by the local ordinary, no doubt after interview. No existing chapel would be “grandfathered” in, but hopefully many would be welcomed to continue. Some clergy no doubt would choose not, or not be welcomed in a given city.

Keep in mind priests directly part of Opus Dei are not “under” the local territorial bishop, but they do work only if invited into a particular diocese. They don’t undertake anything that contradicts the local diocese, and priests and laity generally cooperate and participate in local diocesan ministries.

What I don’t want is some paper that says every chapel is officially part of the Church, but the chapel continues to be hermetically sealed off from the Catholic life of the city. Families suffer under that arrangement, a faux “reconciliation”. Why is there so little mention of **families **attached to SSPX, and their welfare?

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

Nothing really new here.

Personally, nothing would make me happier than a seperate entity from our local parishes.