30 members of the Society of Saint Pius X started their retreat and discussion meeting today, Feast of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Albano, near Rome - in the image below, the Superior General of that Fraternity, Bp. B. Fellay, celebrates Mass this morning in Albano.
Those present include the Superior and his two assistants, the rectors of the seminaries, and the superiors of the districts and autonomous houses - the main topics, of course, are the doctrinal preamble and the canonical draft handed by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Levada, on Sep. 14. (Information and image: SSPX German District)
Rorate suggests to its readers not to expect any bombastic announcements in the immediate aftermath of this meeting - this is not how the process has been developing in the past few years, and there is no reason, based on these past events, to expect sudden movements - especially since, as the first Assistant-general of the Fraternity, Fr. N. Pfluger, said, "the document allows for corrections from our side", and since the text delivered is, according to 'Ecclesia Dei' authorities themselves, "a temporary text".
