Category: Lefebvre

Did Archbishop Lefebvre REALLY Believe the Council Was “Schismatic?”

Did Archbishop Lefebvre REALLY Believe the Council Was “Schismatic?”

Samuel continues to do the Church a very great service over at Tradidi.com by translating some of the forgotten gems of Archbishop Lefebvre.   The latest article comes from the defunct French blog Credidimus Caritate, quoting the Archbishop from a 1980 priest retreat in which he clarifies what he means when he refers to the Second Vatican Council,…

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No Spiritual Nourishment at the New Mass?

No Spiritual Nourishment at the New Mass?

(A prisoner of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp eats bread; you will understand the picture after you read the article)   Of all the offenses Bishop Williamson is alleged to have made at his 2015 Mahopac, New York conference, the suggestion that one could, in certain circumstances, still find “spiritual nourishment” at a Novus Ordo Mass…

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Archbishop Lefebvre Anathematizes Non Una Cum Priests

Archbishop Lefebvre Anathematizes Non Una Cum Priests

“The Society of St. Pius X, its priests, brothers, sisters and oblates cannot tolerate among its members those who refuse to pray for the Pope” -Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre http://www.sspxasia.com/Documents/Archbishop-Lefebvre/Apologia/Vol_two/Chapter_40.htm

“Non Una Cum” and the Resistance

“Non Una Cum” and the Resistance

   “Non Una Cum” and the Resistance By Sean Johnson, 20 January 2017 Introduction: As the deterioration of the papacy accelerates under Pope Francis, with revealed doctrine consistently being openly flouted and contradicted, some priests in the Resistance have embarked upon a campaign to make the prayer for the Pope in the canon of the…

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Last Handwritten Letter of Archbishop Lefebvre

Last Handwritten Letter of Archbishop Lefebvre

Original Letter Available Here       Translation courtesy of Samuel of ABLF3.com (Here): “Father Giulio Tam, a member of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X of Italian origin, who receives daily the “Osservatore Romano”, the official journal of the Roman Curia, has thought good, for the information of his confreres, to gather together the…

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But Didn’t Fr. Pulvermacher Say the New Mass Was Not Grace-Giving (Part II)?

But Didn’t Fr. Pulvermacher Say the New Mass Was Not Grace-Giving (Part II)?

Objection: Yes, but the following month, Fr. Pulvermacher did give reasons and examples of cases in which valid sacraments would not produce or impart grace. Response:  In response to complaints and accusations of heresy for having made the statement that “the new Mass is not grace-giving,” Fr. Pulvermacher dug his heels in, and offered the following…

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But Didn’t Fr. Pulvermacher Say the New Mass Was Not Grace-Giving (Part I)?

But Didn’t Fr. Pulvermacher Say the New Mass Was Not Grace-Giving (Part I)?

Objection: But in the March/1984 issue of The Angelus, Fr. Carl Pulvermacher said of the new Mass, “I do not say they are always invalid. However, this alone doesn’t make them good. The New Mass is not grace-giving.” Response: The contention of Fr. Pulvermacher takes place within the following Q&A (Provided in entirety): Q. We started going…

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No Grace from the New Mass (Part II)?

No Grace from the New Mass (Part II)?

Did Archbishop Lefebvre Believe No Grace Flowed from Valid Novus Ordo Communions?(Part II) Objection: But what about the quote of Archbishop Lefebvre from “Open Letter to Confused Catholics?”   Response:         The quote in question is this:           “It is all wasted because the holy Sacrifice of the…

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No Grace from the New Mass (Part I)?

No Grace from the New Mass (Part I)?

Did Archbishop Lefebvre Believe No Grace Flowed from Valid Novus Ordo Communions? (Part I) Objection: But Archbishop Lefebvre said the New Mass Doesn’t Give Grace! Response:This is the quote presented by the adversaries of Bishop Williamson, desirous of proving that Archbishop Lefebvre taught that no grace flowed from valid Novus Ordo Masses (and consequently, that…

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