When he was in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the consecration of an altar, the Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX/SSPX), Bishop Bernard Fellay, delivered a sermon which we have already mentioned. Afterwards, Fellay gave a conference, in which the motu proprio had a prominent position.
After mentioning the several cardinalatial references to the document (including Bertone's assurance that it will be published), Fellay states (audio file):
After mentioning the several cardinalatial references to the document (including Bertone's assurance that it will be published), Fellay states (audio file):
[Aprox. 27 min] He [the Pope] has decided to prepare its publication by sending "experts" to the "hot" nations, to the nations in which there could be difficulties. How much time will it be necessary to prepare the ground? I do not know anything! It is mentioned now [that it may be published] towards the end of the year.
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Now, does that mean that is necessary to wait for the end of the year, that it will [be published] sooner... I truly do not know. ... I bring you rumors, noises which come from Rome.
And we repeat: do not worry about the actual date of the document (or of its publication); that is a recipe for continued frustration.
