Vatican could convert Lefebvrists into personal prelature, says Fellay [CNA]

[CNA_News]

Santiago, Chile, Oct 22, 2009 / 01:03 pm (CNA).- In an interview with the Chilean daily, “El Mercurio,” the Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, Bernard Fellay, acknowledged that the Vatican is considering the possibility of converting the Lefebvrist group into a personal prelature as part of the discussions aimed at bringing about reconciliation. Fellay, who visited members of the SSPX movement in Chile, is one of four bishops whose excommunication was lifted by Pope Benedict XVI last January. Asked about the speculation that the Society of Pius X could be made into a personal prelature similar to Opus Dei, Fellay responded, “There is a lot of truth to that. I think the Vatican is moving towards that kind of canonical solution.”

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[TheRiver]

Great, more weird people in the church.

 

[Breviarylover]

Santiago, Chile, Oct 22, 2009 / 01:03 pm (CNA).- In an interview with the Chilean daily, “El Mercurio,” the Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, Bernard Fellay, acknowledged that the Vatican is considering the possibility of converting the Lefebvrist group into a personal prelature as part of the discussions aimed at bringing about reconciliation.
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[anon50111284]

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[didymus]

Great, more weird people in the church.

What, Jesus only came to save normal people? I’m in trouble!

Even granting your premise that the Lefebvrists are “weird” at least they’ll be bringing in Gregorian chant and not more guitars and puppet Masses.

 

[Digitonomy]

Fellay went on to say…

the controversy unleashed by Bishop Richard Williamson’s statements on the Nazi holocaust “was a well-planned attack, not against the Society, but directly against the person of Pope Benedict XVI, in order to tarnish his gesture.”

There were apparently forces inside who purposely kept Benedict and the Vatican PR team in the dark about Williamson’s comments.

Staunchly conservative is one thing - the other personal prelature tends to lean that way, which is fine. But this makes two out of the four bishops who subscribe easily to conspiracy theories. That does not sound like a healthy prelature, unless the leadership can be rooted out along with the paranoia they’ve bred.