Taylor marshall with fr paul robinson sspx duration. Anthony cekada the story of our battle in court with abp. This was the mass and attendant ritual that followed upon the council of trent trento, italy and that was pronounced as permanent and irrevocable by pope st. Learn the true story of archbishop marcel lefebvre, founder of sspx society of pope pius x. Archbishop marcel lefebvre said in his book, an open letter to confused catholics.
Against the heresies and the heretics, especially the freemasons and the liberals. Archbishop marcelfrancois lefebvre catholichierarchy. On june 15, 1988, having recently broken off negotiations with the vatican, archbishop marcel lefebvre stood before a press conference gathered at the international seminary he had founded in. By archbishop marcel lefebvre tagged books angelus press. P was a classic shakespearian fool, who lived his irreverent but prophetic vocation to the end. See all books authored by marcel lefebvre, including archbishop lefebvre and the vatican, 19871988, and open letter to confused catholics, and more on. In 1970, he founded the society of saint pius x sspx as a small community of seminarians in the village of econe, switzerland, with the permission of bishop. The excommunication of followers of archbishop lefebvre. Archbishop marcel lefebvre, the traditionalist prelate whose defiance of pope john paul ii caused the first schism in the roman catholic church since 1870, died today in martigny, switzerland. Having become a holy ghost father, he becomes a missionary in gabon, africa. In other words, he publicly adopted a position in opposition to that of the sspx founder, archbishop marcel lefebvre, who from the 1988 consecrations onward clearly and firmly held the position that rome must accept the preconciliar magisterial teachings prior to the resumption of discussions regarding a canonical regularization.
Questionable priestly ordinations in the conciliar church. Marcel francois marie joseph lefebvre, or simply archbishop marcel lefebvre, 29 november 1905 25 march 1991 was a french roman catholic archbishop. Questionable priestly ordinations in the conciliar church a letter of archbishop lefebvre. Following a career as an apostolic delegate for west africa and superior general of the holy ghost fathers, he took the lead in opposing the changes within the church associated with. Theyre filled with devotion to the blessed mother, extremely conservative with regard to most moral issues. Friends of archbishop marcel lefebvre home facebook. Pius x sspx as it had been translated into english in 1992 by the fideliter magazine and as it has just recently been republished and commented upon by dr. That archbishop lefebvre was a man of great influence in the twentieth century cannot be disputed. Marcel lefebvres most popular book is open letter to confused catholics.
Some months ago i read an article in a mimeographed publication which proved that archbishop lefebvre was of all things an arian. Archbishop lefebvre 19051991 was of course the traditionalist french archbishop who founded the society of st. Archbishop lefebvres eyewitness testimony to the church. In this transcription, we have left unchanged the spelling and style found in the handwritten letter of the archbishop. Mar 26, 2017 it has been 26 years since archbishop marcel lefebvre died on march 25, 1991. The evidence for this charge was the claim that he refused to read the last gospel. His generous spirit and clearsighted vision are still the beating heart of the sspx today. The excommunication of followers of archbishop lefebvre from the pontifical council for the interpretation of legislative texts the commentary is from the current issue of the magazine of the. Marcel francois marie joseph lefebvre 1905 1991 was a french roman catholic archbishop who was a strong opponent of the second vatican council, and in 1970 founded the society of st. Conference of archbishop lefebvre at long island, new york. Marcel lefebvre has 15 books on goodreads with 710 ratings. Conference of his excellency archbishop marcel lefebvre.
Jan, 2009 archbishop marcel lefebvre, who died in 1991 and was excommunicated for ordaining four bishops in 1988 without the popes permission, did indeed sign every document of vatican iithe same. In this capacity he founded many missionary dioceses in africa, and in fact under pope pius xii he was appointed the papal legate to frenchspeaking africa. This intelligent, faithful, devout bishop with the heart of a missionary is the subject of this feature film length documentary. At the recommendation of my husband, i have just read a 1982 conference given in montreal, canada by archbishop marcel lefebvre the founder of the society of st. Marcel lefebvre beliefs and facts who is marcel lefebvre. Archbishop lefebvre in his office at the econe seminary.
Sep 27, 2014 to archbishop lefebvre, a debt of gratitude louie september 27, 2014 112 comments at this moment in human history when the church is under attack from within at the hands of hierarchs who lack the wherewithal to proclaim the social kingship of our lord jesus christ, every single, solitary individual who calls himself catholic, whether he knows. Books by marcel lefebvre author of open letter to confused. Jun 14, 2007 he died and met god, and he wasnt ready. Birth of marcel lefebvre into a good catholic family five of the eight children would become priests or nuns. In january of 1990, archbishop lefebvre came to the motherhouse of the sisters of the society of saint pius x in france to work on writing his book spiritual journey. The validity of holy orders society of saint pius x. To archbishop lefebvre, a debt of gratitude aka catholic. Hence, cathinfo is a pseudo archbishop lefebvre forum. Marcel lefebvre, ultraconservative roman catholic archbishop who opposed the liberalizing changes begun by the second vatican council 196265 and who was excommunicated in 1988 for consecrating new traditionalist bishops without the approval of the holy see in rome. Nevertheless, the reality is that cathinfo has deviated from the line of archbishop marcel lefebvre because of the owners defence of bishop williamsons advice to the lady in mahopac, ny regarding active attendance at the novus ordo mass. He was excommunicated in 1988 after consecrating four bishops, despite the prohibition by pope john paul ii against this. Oct 22, 2014 home forum all things catholic archbishop lefebvre made a mistake.
Marcel lefebvre books list of books by author marcel lefebvre. It is a question of the radical incompatibility between the catholic church and the conciliar church, the mass of paul vi being the symbol and the program of the conciliar church. Mar 26, 1991 archbishop marcel lefebvre, the traditionalist prelate whose defiance of pope john paul ii caused the first schism in the roman catholic church since 1870, died today in martigny, switzerland. Pius x commonly known as the sspx is a selfprofessed socalled traditional catholic priestly society, founded in 1970 by archbishop marcel lefebvre from france. Archbishop lefebvre explains himself sspx resistance news. Souls find in the summa not only the light of the faith, but also the source of sanctity. Archbishop marcel lefebvre arch goon, lunatic, and one of the comic masters of the 20th century, spike milligan r. Originally written for priests and seminarians, it is now a popular favorite. Following a career as an apostolic delegate for west africa and superior general of the holy ghost fathers, he took the lead in opposing the changes within the church associated with the second vatican council. In 1970, he founded the society of saint pius x sspx as a small community of seminarians in the village of econe, switzerland, with the permission of bishop francois charriere of fribourg. I think that, like all traditionalist catholics, you would like now to hear how things stand.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Archbishop lefebvre signed every one of vatican iis documents. The remnant newspaper archbishop lefebvre was wrong all. Archbishop marcel lefebvre, the traditionalist prelate whose defiance of pope john paul ii caused the first schism in the roman catholic. Archbishop marcel lefebvre, extra ecclesiam nulla salus, mundabor this topic contains 9 replies, has 2 voices, and was last updated by lionel andrades 5 years, 6 months ago. Suppressed interview with archbishop lefebvre sumo sacerdote. Marcel lefebvre werd geboren in een zeer katholieke familie van industrielen in het noordfranse tourcoing. Spiritual journey describes sanctity, both simple and profound, based upon the writings of saint thomas aquinas. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. To this day the founder of the society of saint pius x sspx is still a figure of great controversy within the church. Recently, it was revealed that cardinal lienart was apparently a freemason. Marcel francois marie joseph lefebvre 29 november 1905 25 march 1991 was a french roman catholic archbishop.
Bishop richard williamson, the angelus, mayjune 1991, p. Archbishop marcel lefebvre was ordained a spiritan missionary and later became the first archbishop of dakar, africa. All taught by archbishop marcel lefebvre in the style of his other most popular work, open letter to confused catholics. Marcel lefebvre archbishop in stormy times wikipedia. This collection contains the fundamental works of archbishop lefebvre on the current crisis in the church, the errors and ambiguities of vatican ii, and on the. Marcel lefebvre has 15 books on goodreads with 711 ratings. My journey out of the lefebvre schism pete vere if youre a catholic whos faithful to the churchs teaching magisterium, youve probably met up with followers of archbishop marcel lefebvres 1988 schism, known as the society of st. Archbishop marcel lefebvre after a life of exemplary service in the church, this retiring archbishop still had his greatest work ahead of him. The suppressed interview with archbishop marcel lefebvre. Archbishop marcel lefebvre, was ordained to the priesthood on september 21, 1929, and consecrated a bishop on september 18, 1947, by the late achille cardinal lienart, bishop of archbishop lefebvres diocese of lille france. Few churchmen led as influential lives in the 20th century as archbishop marcel lefebvre.
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