Thoughts on next step for SSPX

[deigloriam]

Just curious what everyone thinks will happen next with the SSPX. Specifically, will they be brought back fully into the Church?
How long will it take?
What type of form/administration will they have?
What will be the status of their chapels, past sacraments, etc?
How much of the SSPX membership & priests will follow their leaders to Rome?

 

[Andreas_Hofer]

Bp. Fellay seems to believe the vast majority of the priests and lay adherents will follow into full communion. It seems that, if the Vatican is willing to be flexible, a very minimal amount of theological discussion would be necessary before full reconciliation; i.e., if an agreement were made that Vatican II cannot be read in a way discordant with prior teaching of the Magisterium, and that individuals can in good faith disagree over just what that reading might entail, I think that would be enough to bring most of the society back. A few months ago I would have said they will take a fairly hard line, but after having read Bp. Fellay’s most recent interview and Cdl. Castrillon’s statement, it seems he would be willing to accept a more minimal basis like this for reunion.

wdtprs.com/blog/2009/01/card-castrillon-bp-fellay-recognized-vatican-ii/

 

[Cider]

I don’t think anyone here knows for sure what will happen. The rumors of a week or so ago that the excommunications would be lifted within days ended up being true. More recently there have been rumors of normalization of the society as a whole and the lifting of the suspensions by as early as Monday.

Hoping that comes to pass quickly, whatever happens, I do not want to see them under the immediate jurisdiction of local Bishops. I don’t know enough about how all the different groups are set up to state exactly. I do know that the SSPX chapel in my town would have major problems if they were put under the jurisdiction of this diocese Bishop.