![]() ![]() The Society currently operates six seminaries, and its Italian district includes four priories, 16 chapels, and a retreat center. Pope Francis has already declared that during the current Jubilee Year of Mercy, the faithful can validly and licitly receive absolution of their sins from priests of the SSPX. The canonical status of the Society was not directly addressed, Pope Francis and Bishop Fellay having determined that these exchanges ought to continue without haste,” the statement added. “After the meeting, it was decided that the current exchanges would continue. The SSPX had earlier stated that Bishop Fellay’s meeting with Pope Francis had been cordial and lasted 40 minutes. district of the SSPX also reported on Bishop Fellay’s comments April 10, linking to Le Salon Beige. Le Salon Beige also said that “in the course of his meetings in Rome, Bishop Fellay was encouraged to found a seminary in Italy.” The blog post reported that Bishop Fellay indicated that: the Pope confirmed that the SSPX is Catholic in his eyes the Pope said he would never condemn the SSPX and that the Pope wants to extend the faculties of the priest of the SSPX, beginning with Confession. The French-language blog Le Salon Beige reported April 10 that Bishop Fellay had spoken that day to some 4,000 pilgrims and “revealed some good news” from his encounter at the Vatican. Pius X, has reportedly discussed several positive aspects of his meeting with Pope Francis at the beginning of the month.īishop Fellay had visited the Vatican April 1-2, meeting with the Pope and with Archbishop Guido Pozzo, secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei – the Vatican office of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith responsible for doctrinal discussions with the estranged group. ![]() ![]() Bishop Bernard Fellay, head of the traditionalist Society of St. ![]()
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