True and False Obedience: What a Confusion Among Écône Supporters
If we must obey the Pope, then we should keep quiet and lay low about Fiducia supplicans: this is one of the most common reactions among those who justify the disobedience of the Society of St. Pius X. Things aren’t exactly like that, but to understand what is binding and when, we must first get to the “heart” of the Petrine primacy.
Martina, the little girl on a mission for the Virgin Mary
“From the moment she was born, she was guided by someone, although we only realised this clearly when she fell ill: Maria Rosa Mistica came into her life after she was given a small holy card.” The story of Martina Kluzer, who died of cancer at the age of 7, after offering her life to Jesus and Mary for the conversion of hearts: Bussola interviewed her family.
Monsignor Pozzo: in 2018, it was the Fraternity that rejected the agreement
The Écône schism is “a serious wound to the Church that could have been avoided” eight years ago: it was not the Apostolic See that closed the door, but the Fraternity that demanded Rome correct its errors and reject the Declaration – “the result of a joint effort” – as the former secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei recalls in La Bussola.
Müller: ‘A de facto heresy on the part of the FSSPX’
The schism within the Society of St. Pius X is taking place. Interview with Cardinal Müller: “I ask for a theological response to the errors that constitute heresy in practice”; “Welcome those who leave”; “Abolishing Ecclesia Dei was a mistake”; “There is ideology in Traditionis custodes; tradition needs pastoral care.”
The Lefebvrians reject the Pope’s appeal and opt for schism
Father Pagliarani’s reply to Leo XIV confirms the stonewalling of any proposal from the Holy See. There is no backing down; on the contrary, the Pope is invited to take time to reflect, with only one possible outcome: Rome should approve whatever is decided in Menzingen.
THE POPE’S APPEAL TO ÉCÔNE: FOR THE SAKE OF SOULS, TURN BACK
‘I beg you and implore you with all my heart: turn back!’: Leo XIV writes to Father Pagliarani and the members of the FSSPX, urging them, for the sake of their own faithful, to turn back from a schismatic act that ‘would deprive them of the lawful – and in some cases even valid – reception of the Sacraments which they love and seek for their own sanctification.’
At the consistory, Müller breaks his silence on the ‘Écône affair’
The former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is shaking up the Sacred College in the face of an imminent new schismatic act. His two proposals are: to respond to the accusation that the Apostolic See has lost the faith, levelled by the Society of St Pius X, and to prepare to welcome those who will not continue in the schism, as happened in 1988 with the Ecclesia Dei Commission.
From the Lefebvrians: a profession of faith that is both comprehensive and inconsistent
In the letter sent on 24 June to the cardinals and the Pope, the Fraternity emphasises orthodoxy, but only to a certain extent. The crux of the matter is its claim to proclaim Catholic doctrine whilst remaining outside Catholic unity; to recognise the Pope whilst at the same time consecrating bishops against his will; and to declare itself faithful to the Church whilst rejecting its sacraments.
New consistory: the topics change, but the synod tables remain the same
Four sessions over two days, culminating in the Mass of Saints Peter and Paul, feature on the agenda of the Sacred College, which will meet from 26 to 29 June. Alongside the mission and the ‘novelty’ of Magnifica humanitas, synodality continues to dominate the organisation of working groups, with the risk that dissenting voices may be silenced.
The death of Cardinal Ruini, a leading figure of the Wojtyła era
As President of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), the Pope’s Vicar for the Diocese of Rome, and President of the Italian Church’s Cultural Project, Cardinal Camillo Ruini faithfully supported the pontificate of John Paul II, concluding it with the ‘religious choice’ and urging the Italian Church to play a more active role in society.
The Pope at the Sagrada Familia: “Faith gives shape to the stones”
Exactly one hundred years after the death of Antoni Gaudí, the Mass celebrated by Leo XIV in the Expiatory Temple and the blessing of the Tower of Jesus Christ, making it the tallest church in the world. In this Biblia pauperum of our times, an “eloquent catechesis made of stone, color, and light.”
Vatican Communications: Pope Leo begins the revolution
From 1 November, Maria Montserrat Alvarado, President of EWTN News, will succeed Paolo Ruffini as Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication. While Ruffini's term is coming to an end, this change marks a clear break with the past, given that Pope Francis had previously criticised EWTN for plotting against him.