Decision on Legitimacy of Orders Among the Traditionalists

Because this matter concerns not only the clergy, but also the laity, we shall strive to keep the presentation simple. The principles involved are simple and dictated by two millennia of practice within the hurch. !n fact, these laws of the hurch are far older than those of celibacy. A whole section of anon Law is devoted to the re"uirements for legitimate ordination. !n her book, Deceiving the #lect, Teresa Benns re"uests a papal $udgment on several matters, including the legitimacy of the Orders conferred by the Traditionalists. %he also re"uested a $udgment on the validity of said Orders. !f one proves invalidity, the illegitimacy is also proved. &owever, 'e have decided to address first the matter of legitimacy, since it is common to all of the Orders of Lefebvre, (go)Dihn and others among the Traditionalists, since the introduction of the (ovus Ordo *issae and the founding of the Traditionalist *ovement as a form of opposition to what Lefebvre styled a bastard rite.

Le+ Orandi, Le+ redendi

This principle was set forth as one of the ob$ections to the substantial changes in the forms of the %acraments introduced in the Spirit of Vatican II, especially the change in the ,ite of the *ass. Basically this principle states that we pray as we believe. To do otherwise is fraud. 'hen we recite the Apostles- reed, we e+press the basic tenets of the Divine and atholic .aith, implying that we understand what they mean and believe the same. !n the administration of the %acraments, the ministers of the hurch e+press their belief in the doctrines surrounding those same %acraments by the words and actions performed. The recipient as well e+press his belief, especially in %acred Ordination. The hurch has /ealously guarded these ,ites throughout &er history. !n fact, the ouncil of Trent in order to insure the proper administration of the %acraments ordered a reform of the *issal, 0ontifical and ,itual. After the close of this ouncil, the 0opes oversaw these necessary reforms of these most important books. atholics are well aware of the issuance of the Bull 1uo 0rimum in regards to the ,oman *issal. *any are probably not aware that similar work was done in the other Liturgical Books of the atholic hurch. Patriarchs, Archbishops, and other Hierarchs should zealously care for the faithful protection and the accurate observance of their rite, nor are they to permit or to tolerate any change in the rite. This is from the Oriental ode of anon Law. On 2une 3, 4567 in the fullness of his Apostolic Authority, pope 0ius 8!! e+tended this law to the

9niversal hurch, making it obligatory on the clergy and faithful of all rites without e+ception. !t is Our opinion that 0ope 0ius 8!! saw the aberrations already appearing in the Liturgical *ovement and sought to /ealously protect the proper worship of Almighty :od, especially through the administration of the %acraments. %acred Ordination is an elaborate ,ite, especially #piscopal onsecration and %acerdotal Ordination. Although 0ope 0ius 8!! also issued a decree on which parts are essential to validity, it is a grave sin to omit any of the parts of these sacred ceremonies, as is the constant teaching of the hurch. &owever, in cases of accident, it is necessary to determine whether or not the omission renders the ordination in "uestion invalid or merely illegitimate. 4 Throughout the ,ite of Ordination the Bishop and the recipient of the Order profess their belief in many things. !n the onsecration of a Bishop, the bishop)elect is "uestioned upon many matters of the atholic .aith and his ready acceptance of these doctrines. !n the ordination of a priest, towards the end of the *ass, the priests recite the Apostle-s reed. The ,oman 0ontifical comments in the rubric; Having finished the Responsory, the ishop, !earing his miter, turns to!ards the ne!ly ordained Priests" and standing before him they ma#e the profession of faith they are about to preach$ Then follows the Apostle-s reed. :iven the regulations of the hurch, one must presume that such a one has studied the ,oman atechism on these matters to be able to preach on the Apostle-s reed.

Obedience
%o you promise to me and my successors reverence and obedience& The Bishop asks towards the end of the ordination of a priest. The 0ontifical notes; ut if the ishop be not his 'rdinary, he says to each secular priest, !hilst he holds their hands bet!een his o!n, as aforesaid$ %o you promise to the ishop thy 'rdinary, etc. And to each regular$ %o you promise to the Prelate, thy 'rdinary, etc. The atholic hurch is a hierarchical institution founded by our Lord 2esus hrist upon the roc#, which is 0eter and his unfailing line of successors to the end of time. Let us look at this one sacred ceremony. #ach newly ordained priest vows obedience to his Ordinary, that is the Bishop <or other 0relate= who has authority over him. 3 Let us go now to 0ope %aint Anacletus in the first century. The ,oman Breviary > and the instruction on 2uly 4>th for his feast day; He <Anacletus= decreed that a bishop should be consecrated by no fe!er than three bishops" that clerics should be publicly admitted to holy orders by their o!n bishop" and that at (ass all should communicate after the consecration. Over nineteen centuries ago 0ope Anacletus solemnly decreed that men should only be ordained by their own proper bishop, that is their )ocal 'rdinary to use the canonical term. anon Law confirms this practice of the hurch in anon 566; *veryone shall be ordained by his o!n proper bishop or !ith legitimate dimissorial letters received from him. + anon 56? prescribes in part; %imissorial
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!f the omission or error was unintentional, it would not even effect legitimacy. &owever the hurch must be certain that the ordination in "uestion truly took place, and if it didn-t must prescribe absolute or conditional reordination, as is necessary. 3 The word authority is broad and is better known as ,urisdiction, which means literally the right to speak <in the name of the hurch being implied.= > 'hich is available online at www.breviary.net

letters for seculars may be issued by + the proper bishop after he has ta#en canonical possession of his diocese, though he has not yet been consecrated+ 'hen the consecrating Bishop "uestions the newly ordained priest; %o you promise to me and my successors reverence and obedience& &e is professing that he is that priest-s Ordinary with full authority over the diocese in which they have domicile. The newly ordained priest is likewise professing that this Bishop is his legitimate superior, duly appointed in accord with the Laws of the atholic hurch. !n fact, earlier, during the anon of the *ass the Bishop and the newly ordained priests recite the anon of the *ass together. The 0ontifical prescribes that the Bishop recite; +!e offer -hee for -hy holy catholic .hurch, !hich vouchsafe to pacify, guard, unite, and govern throughout the !orld, together !ith -hy servant our Pope /, and !ith -hy un!orthy servant" as also all orthodo0 believers and professors of the .atholic and Apostolic 1aith. The 0ontifical prescribes that the newly ordained priests recite; +!e offer -hee for -hy holy catholic .hurch, !hich vouchsafe to pacify, guard, unite, and govern throughout the !orld, together !ith -hy servant our Pope /, and !ith our ishop /" as also all orthodo0 believers and professors of the .atholic and Apostolic 1aith. The 0ontifical further prescribes in the rubric; 2hile the ishop says$ And !ith -hy un!orthy servant, those !ho have been ordained say, and !ith our ishop /., e0pressing the name of the ishop !ho is 'rdinary of the place !here the consecration ta#es place, +

%o you promise to me and my successors reverence and obedience&

Let us e+amine an ordination performed with this "uestion being asked. The Bishop by asking professes that he is the Ordinary of the place. .urther the newly ordained priest, by promising obedience, professes that this Bishop is his Ordinary and that he will obey him and his successors. Throughout history Bishops have asked this "uestion and priests have answered in lawful ordinations. !ndeed, this was the ordinary course of events, since anon Law advises Bishops to consecrate their sub$ects, rather than employing another Bishop. Let us apply this to a Traditionalist ordination. %ince this applies e"ually to those ordained in any Traditionalist organi/ation, let us "uestion whether the ordaining Bishop may ask this "uestion. 'ith the e+ception of :eorge *usey and Louis @e/elis, none of the Traditionalist Bishops claim ordinary ,urisdiction, that is they do not claim to be Local Ordinaries anywhere in the world. Therefore none of these Traditionalist Bishops claim to have any sub$ects whatsoever. A

The %trange ase of *usey and @e/elis

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The claim of the %ociety of %aint 0ius 8 and of the *,! would not be sufficient, even if valid, because anon Law only recogni/es as Ordinaries Bishops of dioceses and Abbots in the *a$or Orders of the hurch. (o Traditionalist organi/ation can claim to be an Order in the hurch. By Orders 'e mean the Benedictines, .ranciscans, Dominicans, etc.

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:eorge *usey and Louis @e/elis after their consecrations divided the 9nited %tates into two new dioceses, each claiming $urisdiction over one of these newly erected dioceses. %ince the erection of dioceses is reserved e+clusively to the 0ope, and both had declared the 0apacy to be vacant, this action was an act of usurpation of 0apal Authority. This usurpation, because of its gravity, is an act of %chism incurring all of the effects and penalties for said act. *ore will be said on this later.

%o you promise to me and to the ishop 3or the Prelate4, thy 'rdinary for the time being, reverence and obedience&
Traditionalist Bishops in order to be consistent with their profession that they have not ordinary ,urisdiction, must ask this "uestion. !f they ask the first "uestion, then they become schismatics by their act of claiming in a liturgical ceremony authority they do not claim to possess. %ince their action is not in harmony with their statement, they are committing an act of fraud. Let us consider the case where the ordaining Bishop asks the proper "uestion. &e is rightfully stating that he is not this newly ordained priest-s Ordinary. &owever, he is claiming by this statement to have authority from the newly ordained priest-s Ordinary to ordain him. %ince the ode of anon Law calls these dimissorial letters we can presume that this permission must be granted in writing, especially considering the seriousness of the matter. Let us consider the matter. !n practice all Traditionalist priests who have been ordained act as if they have no Ordinary. %ome rightly conclude that their Ordinary has resigned by an act of heresy, either at the so)called %econd ouncil of the @atican <45B3) 6= andCor by the acceptance and celebration of the (ovus Ordo *issae and the accompanying (ew ,ites of the %acraments promulgated around 457D. Others simply dismiss the matter. Traditionalist Bishops act under similar presumptions in proceeding without said letter. Before proceeding it should be noted that *arcel Lefebvre obtained dimissorial letters for his ordinands in the first years of his %ociety from Bishops of the Vatican II .hurch. 6 'hen he was unable to obtain dimissorials for several candidates, he appealed to ,ome which issued them for one particular ordination. This indicates his knowledge of the necessity of these letters. &owever, after a certain point he proceeded without such letters. Suspension from the conferring of orders for one year reserved to the Apostolic See is automatically incurred$ 5. by one !ho, in violation of the precept of .anon 677, ordains a sub,ect of another 'rdinary !ithout the dimissorial letters of his proper 'rdinary" +< anon 3>7>= 'e must observe several points. anon 33A3, paragraph 3 prescribes that censures, such as e+communication, suspension or interdict, are only prescribed for serious matters, that is matters that are mortally sinful. anon 33DD
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Although no accurate name ahs been applied to this heretical sect founded by Angelo ,oncalli and :iovanni Baptiste *ontini through the Second Vatican .ouncil and its spirit after its closing, this name is sufficient clear for those to whom this decree is directed.

reminds us that we cannot $udge the soul, but must $udge the conse"uences of a person-s actions in serious matters; 8iven the e0ternal violation of a la!, the evil !ill is presumed in the e0ternal forum until the contrary is proved. %ince proof must be introduced in the proper ecclesiastical court, this proof must be presented before the ,oman 0ontiff, to whom the suspension is reserved. 'e have verified the violation of the law and therefore must conclude that every time a Traditionalist Bishops ordains a non)sub$ect without dimissorial letters, he again incurs the suspension. This includes any ordination, whether ma$or or minor. The *a$or Orders are the 0riesthood, Diaconate and %ubdiaconate, whereas the *inor Orders are Acolyte, #+orcist, Lector and 0orter. This renders any ordination within that year also illegitimate. Declaration: 'e, in Our %olemn Apostolic Authority as %uccessor of %aint 0eter declare all of the ordinations conferred among the Traditionalists to be illegitimate for lack of dimissorial letters from the 0roper Ordinary of each sub$ect. #ach such Bishop is ipso facto suspended from the administration of Orders as provided by anon Law. anon 4D4D prescribes in part; If the men !ere ordained by a strange bishop !ith dimissorial letters, the certificate of ordination shall be e0hibited by these men to their o!n 'rdinary for the purpose of having the ordination recorded in a special boo# #ept in the archives. On the part of the recipient, an obligation is incurred to present the ordination certificate to his Ordinary to be properly filed. A man !ho maliciously presents himself for ordination !ithout dimissorial letters or !ith forged letters, or before he has attained the canonical age, or for ordination per saltum !ithout having received the previous order or orders is automatically suspended from the order unla!fully received. < anon 3>7A= The hurch suspends all who are not properly ordained for the good of the .aithful, and no alleged good of the .hurch can override such suspension. !t is certain with the e+ceptions noted above that all Traditionalists clergy B have presented themselves for ordination without the re"uired dimissorial letters. Declaration: Traditionalists who have received Orders, whether ma$or or minor in the manner herein described are declared immediately suspended from all acts of Orders. Any act of Orders performed by them is considered sacrilegious and seriously sinful.

%pecific Ordinations
Because certain ordinations have been conferred in specific circumstances, these must also be considered.

-o adhere to a false ishop of Rome is to be out of communion !ith the .hurch. 7

This principle is most true and must be applied to a certain class of ordinations.
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The word clergy is placed in italics, because it is at least probable that these men are not clergy in the eyes of the atholic hurch. &owever, they claim to be clergy by their dress and manner of acting and are accepted as such by the various Traditionalist %ects. 7 %aint yprian

#very time a priest celebrates *ass he acknowledges that he is in communion with <una cum= the %uccessor of %aint 0eter and his Local Ordinary. +!e offer -hee for -hy holy catholic .hurch, !hich vouchsafe to pacify, guard, unite, and govern throughout the !orld, together !ith -hy servant our Pope /, and !ith our ishop /" as also all orthodo0 believers and professors of the .atholic and Apostolic 1aith. Let us consider ALL of the ordinations performed by *arcel Lefebvre and subse"uently by the four bishops he consecrated. *arcel Lefebvre consistently insisted upon being united with 0aul @!, 2ohn 0aul ! and 2ohn 0aul !! as the %uccessor of %aint 0eter. Therefore at each ordination he performed, he and those he ordained stated they were together !ith -hy servant our Pope 39ohn4 Paul, + !t has been demonstrated elsewhere and we again declare that Angelo ,oncalli, :iovanni Baptiste *ontini, Albino Luciani and Earol 'o$tyla were heretical usurpers of the Apostolic %ee and thus false bishops of Rome. 'e further declare that 2oseph ,at/inger is likewise a heretical usurper. !n conse"uence of this fact, every Mass celebrated in union with these men is schismatic. Declaration: All ordinations by *arcel Lefebvre and his successor bishops after October 3?, 456? are schismatic for being celebrated in public union with the heretical usurpers above named. .urther by this action all ordained to the priesthood by this public recitation of one of the heretical usurpers as prescribed by the rubrics is an act of schism with all of the conse"uent results.

Reconciliation of the *,!

.rancis %chuckardt founded the *,! and obtained ordination as a priest and consecration as a bishop from an old) atholic bishop. %ome, including one of his own ordinands consider these orders doubtful. This organi/ation separated from %chuckardt and sought reconciliation with the Traditionalist sect. %ince it held the same position on the 0apacy as held by :eorge *usey, who further claimed $urisdiction over them as their Ordinary, this sect submitted to *usey-s $urisdiction. *usey conse"uently absolved them from the censures for heresy and schism, and conditionally reordained their priests. As such this organi/ation by submitting to the invalidly appointed *usey and accepting his ministrations and absolution, which are likewise invalid under anon Law, remained schismatic by transferring from one schismatic bishop to another.

-he faithful are bound to profess their faith publicly, !henever silence, subterfuge, or their manner of acting !ould other!ise entail an implicit denial of their faith, a contempt of religion, an insult to 8od, or scandal to their neighbor. Any baptized person !ho, !hile retaining the name of .hristian, obstinately denies or doubts any of the truths proposed for belief by the divine and .atholic faith, is a heretic" if he abandons the .hristian faith entirely, he is called an apostate" if, finally, he refuses to

be sub,ect to the Supreme Pontiff, or to have communication !ith the members of the church sub,ect to the Pope, he is a schismatic. ?

%chism
'e have addressed several groups and declared that they are schismatic by their actions. Before continuing, it is necessary to define what schism is and to outline some of the results of schism. %chism is two fold. .ist it is refusal of obedience to the ,oman 0ontiff. %econdly it is a refusal to be in communion with the members of the hurch who are sub$ect to the ,oman 0ontiff. One group of Traditionalists declare that 2oseph ,at/inger is their pope Benedict 8@!, and yet they refuse to obey his orders to cease and desist and those of his predecessor 2ohn 0aul !!. This is sufficient to become schismatic, because they acknowledge a man as 0ope and yet refuse his orders. A second group has decided that the matter of the 0apacy is beyond them. They re$ect ,at/inger and 'o$tyla in principle, but state that their e+istence produces some sort of claim that prohibits a papal #lection. This theory goes by several names, but is schismatic in practice, for these same men usurp power that they cannot have, since it does not derive from the hurch in the manner %he prescribes. A final group rightfully has determined that Angelo ,oncalli and his successors are heretical usurpers and therefore by Divine Law were incapable of being elected 0ope in the first place and obtained absolutely no claim to the 0apacy. They usually cite the infallible Bull um #+ Apostolatus Officio in defense of their position, although they have mistranslated it. 5 The logical conse"uence of a confirmed vacancy of the 0apacy is the necessity to fill that vacancy. !n fact, during the early persecutions, the inhabitants of ,ome considered the imprisonment and removal of the 0ope as sufficient to create a vacancy. This position will be considered in more detail later. !t is sufficient to state now, that a vacancy of the 0apacy does not permit the usurpation of 0apal authority by others, even in an alleged attempt to preserve the hurch. 0ope 0ius 8!! in *ystici orporis hristi, paragraph 33 stated; Actually only those are to be included as members of the .hurch !ho have been baptized and profess the true faith, and !ho have not been so unfortunate as to separate themselves from the unity of the ody, or been e0cluded by legitimate authority for grave faults committed. !n the ne+t paragraph he stated; 1or not every sin, ho!ever grace it may be, is such as of its o!n nature to sever a man from the ody of the .hurch, as does schism or heresy or apostasy. The first conse"uence of schism is for the schismatic to remove himself from the atholic hurch. Other decrees confirm that this occurs by the mere appearance of schism. 'e reproduce a corrected translation of paragraph B of 0ope 0aul !@-s infallible Bull, um #+ Apostolatus Officio;

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anon 4>36 Their translation is deficient in that there is a notable omission in the most significant paragraph. &owever, their conclusion is based upon a correct translation of the same paragraph and their conclusion is accurate.

:. 1urther, if ever at any time it becomes apparent that any ishop, even one conducting himself as an Archbishop, Patriarch, or primate" or any .ardinal of the aforesaid Roman .hurch, even as mentioned, a )egate" or li#e!ise any Roman Pontiff before his promotion or elevation as a .ardinal or Roman Pontiff, has strayed from the .atholic 1aith or fallen into some heresy, ;or has incurred, encouraged or incited schism<, then his promotion or elevation shall be null, invalid and void. It cannot be declared valid or become valid through his acceptance of the office, his consecration, subse=uent possession or seeming possession of government and administration, or by the enthronement of or homage paid to the same Roman Pontiff, or by universal obedience accorded him, or by the passage of any time in said circumstances, ;nor shall it be held as =uasi>legitimate.< It shall not be considered to have given or to give any po!er of administration in matters spiritual or temporal, to such persons promoted as Archbishops, Patriarchs or primates or elevated as .ardinals or as Roman Pontiff. Rather, each and, every one of their statements, deeds, enactments, and administrative acts, of any #ind, and any result thereof !hatsoever, shall be !ithout force and shall confer no legality or right on anyone. -he persons themselves so promoted and elevated shall, ipso facto and !ithout need for any further declaration, be deprived of any dignity, position, honor, title, authority, office and po!er, ;!ithout any e0ception as regards those !ho might have been promoted or elevated before they deviated from the faith, became heretics, incurred schism, or committed or encouraged any or all of these.< ,eread the significant portion, which we shall emphasi/e; 1urther, if ever at any time it becomes apparent that any ishop, even one conducting himself as an Archbishop, Patriarch, or primate" or any .ardinal of the aforesaid Roman .hurch, even as mentioned, a )egate" or li#e!ise any Roman Pontiff before his promotion or elevation as a .ardinal or Roman Pontiff, has strayed from the .atholic 1aith or fallen into some heresy, or has incurred, encouraged or incited schism, then his promotion or elevation shall be null, invalid and void. %ince Bishops, as %uccessors of the Apostles and the teaching church are re"uired to know the truths of the .aith thoroughly, they cannot claim ignorance, for ignorance of these truths and of Divine and anon Law is ine+cusable and censurable in and of itself. Therefore the appearance of schism or heresy is sufficient to remove themselves from the atholic hurch and from all offices therein. .urther anon 4?? states; All offices shall be vacant ipso facto by tacit resignation in the follo!ing cases$ ?. If a cleric has publicly lapsed from the .atholic 1aith" %aint Thomas A"uinas teaches; 'n the other hand, the po!er of ,urisdiction is that !hich is conferred by a mere human appointment. Such a po!er as this does not adhere to the recipient immovably$ so that it does not remain in heretics and schismatics" and conse=uently they neither absolve nor e0communicate, nor grant indulgence, nor do anything of the #ind, and if they do, it is invalid. 4D Declaration: 'e state that the authoritative interpretation of anon 4??, paragraph A shall include not only apostasy and heresy, but also schism as a public abandoning of the atholic .aith, anything to the contrary notwithstanding. .urther schismatics, heretics and apostates lose all power of $urisdiction whether ordinary or delegated by their act or the appearance to act as a schismatic, heretic or apostate. 'e
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remind the faithful, especially the clergy, of their duty to denounce such to the Apostolic %ee. All persons !ho presume to receive orders from a prelate !ho has been e0communicated, suspended or interdicted by a declaratory or condemnatory sentence, or from a notorious apostate, heretic or schismatic, automatically incur suspension a divinis reserved to the Apostolic See. Any person !ho has been ordained in good faith by such men, forfeits the right to e0ercise the order thus received until he obtains a dispensation from the prohibition. 44

An 9naddressed Act of &eresy

!t is easily established that the (ovus Ordo *issae, even in the Latin original, is a substantial departure from the approved ,ites of the atholic hurch, even in the very essentials of the *ass itself. .ollowing Trent, the Decree de defectibus was issued, which states in part that a substantial change in the form of consecration, which changes the meaning invalidates the %acrament. Any change in the consecratory form is likewise declared an act of sacrilege. The ordaining bishop advises the newly ordained priests; Inasmuch as the action !hich you are about to perform is one of no small peril, I advise you, my dear sons, before celebrating (ass, to learn carefully from !ell>instructed priests the order of the !hole (ass, and everything relating to the .onsecration, rea#ing, and .ommunion of the Sacred Host. %ince in such a sacred matter as the consecration of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of our Lord 2esus hrist ignorance is ine+cusable, every priest must be familiar with what is re"uired not only for the validity of such act, but also its legitimacy. This is strengthened by 0ope 0ius 8!!-s e+tension of anon 4, paragraph 3 of the Oriental ode of anon Law to the universal hurch. 'e shall be brief in this consideration, leaving a more detailed condemnation of the (ovus Ordo *issae for the future. !t is sufficient to identify one heresy within this ceremony to condemn it as an act of heresy, even in a single celebration. &owever, 'e shall focus on several. !n the form for the consecration of the wine into the Blood of 2esus hrist, the Latin ,ite uses the words; 1or this is the .halice of (y lood of the ne! and eternal covenant" the mystery of faith, !hich shall be shed for you and for many unto the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of *e. .urther the hurch orders these to be set apart in bold typeface to emphasi/e their importance, as can be seen in the *issals used at the altar, as well as those produced for use by the faithful. !n the Latin version of the (ovus Ordo *issae, the words the mystery of faith have been omitted. This omission alone is sufficient to suspect the validity of the consecration, although some theologians argue the contrary. That this omission alone is sufficient to commit a sacrilege is without "uestion. &owever, even in the Latin form of the (ovus Ordo, the consecration is followed by the memorial acclamation. !n the Latin the priest says (ysterium 1idei, which is translated into #nglish as let us proclaim the mystery of faith. The audience responds; .hrist has died,
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anon 3>73

.hrist is risen, .hrist will come again. !n Transubstantiation we as atholics know that by the recitation of the word given to us by our Lord 2esus hrist, the priest of :od changes the whole substance of wine into the Blood of 2esus hrist. &owever, in this memorial acclamation, the audience and therefore the priest deny this has occurred, stating that hrist will come again, denying that &e has $ust come in the onsecration. This is a denial of the very essence of the &oly %acrifice of the *ass, and if such an acclamation is made after the proper consecration form, we rightfully doubt the intention of the celebrant. &owever, in this case, it confirms a lack of intention in the author of the (ovus Ordo *issae and all who celebrate it. !n the vernacular translations, the Latin words pro multis, which are retained in the Latin form of the consecration, have been translated as for all. 43 .urther :iovanni Baptiste *ontini, acting as usurper 0aul @! issued a decree, *issale ,omanum. 4> !n the first #nglish translation to appear, this decree states; In every *ucharistic Prayer, therefore, !e !ish these !ords to be as follo!s$ 'ver the bread$ @-a#e this, all of you, and eat it" this is my ody !hich !ill be given up for you.A 'ver the !ine$ @-a#e this, all of you, and drin# from it" this is the cup of my lood, the lood of the ne! and everlasting covenant. It !ill be shed for you and for all me so that sins may be forgiven. %o this in memory of me.A -he !ords, @-he mystery of faith,A spo#en by the priest are to be ta#en out of the conte0t of the !ords spo#en by our )ord, and used instead to introduce an acclamation by the faithful. 4A Those who argue that newer editions retain the Latin at this point rather than a translation should consult the @atican-s website-s !talian, which translates into !talian and confirms their intention to have pro multis mean for all. This is a direct contradiction of two millennia of Tradition and of %acred %cripture itself, which they have not changed to fit their new heretical doctrine of the universal salvation of men, which this translation supports. The offertory, which is a solemn preparation of the bread and wine for consecration, must also be considered. !n the (ovus Ordo *issae, the offertory is as follows; lessed are you, )ord, 8od of all creation. -hrough your goodness !e have this bread to offer, !hich earth has given and human hands have made. It !ill become for us the bread of life. lessed are you, )ord, 8od of all creation. -hrough your goodness !e have this !ine to offer, fruit of the vine and !or# of human hands. It !ill become our spiritual drin#. 46 The !or# of human hands emphasi/es materialism rather the %acrifice of the *ass. This and other deficiencies render the (ovus Ordo *issae not only heretical but invalid, even in the Latin original. Declaration: celebration of the (ovus Ordo *issae is an act of heresy.

!rregularity
-he follo!ing are irregular from crime$ 5. Apostates from the faith, heretics, schismatics. < anon 5?6= !n con$unction with anon 4??. paragraph A, inspired by the Bull um #+ Apostolatus Officio, schismatics, heretics and apostates become irregular
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This is in every form and translation 'e have been able to consult. April >, 45B5 4A All capitali/ation remains as in the original. %oon after the institution of the (ovus Ordo in #nglish, the word men was omitted, so it now reads for you and for all+ 46 apitali/ation omitted in the original

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by the mere appearance. !t is a stain that makes men unclean and therefore not fit to receive or e+ercise the %acred *inistry. #ven after the removal of the censures attached to schism, heresy and apostasy, the irregularity remains until the priest of :od, that is the 0ope pronounces the man clean and again worthy to receive andCor e+ercise the %acred *inistry of &oly Orders. Although this would admit to proof of ignorance, such proof can only be presented in the court of the Apostolic %ee, whose decision can never be anticipated, even during a prolonged interregnum. -he follo!ing are irregular from defect$7. (en !ho have incurred infamy of la!" < anon 5?A=. -he follo!ing are irregular from crime$ 5. Apostates from the faith, heretics, schismatics. < anon 5?6= anon 3>4A provides that those who have $oined a non) atholic sect become infamous by law. !t should be obvious by its radical departure from all that is atholic that the Vatican II .hurch as many call it is a non) atholic sect. Therefore all men in this church are irregular from defect due to infamy of law.

*arcel Lefebvre and 0eter *artin (go Dihn Thuc

These two men are the originators of the Traditionalist sect by the conferring of priestly ordination and #piscopal consecration on members of this sect for its foundation and perpetuation. 4B These two men have a lot in common, especially in the points to be set forth here. Therefore 'e shall consider them together. !ndeed, at one time, Lefebvre invited (go)Dihn Thuc to teach at his first seminary in #cone. 0rior to the institution of the (ovus Ordo *issae, Lefebvre and (go)Dihn served on the same commission in the @atican. Both men accepted :iovanni Baptiste *ontini as Pope Paul VI. Both men participated in @atican !!, signing most, if not all of the documents emanating from there. 47 'e have previously demonstrated that the Decree on the Liturgy is per se heretical 4? and was accepted by all but four bishops at @atican !!, and that even these may have eventually signed it. 'e can conclude that both men became heretics for their participation in @atican !! and remaining within the @atican !! establishment afterwards. !t is reported that *arcel Lefebvre was instrumental in the compilation of the 'ttavini Intervention, and that one of his first professors at #cone, :uerard des Lauriers O.0. actually wrote it against the (ovus Ordo *issae-s first draft. 45 !n spite of this, he habitually celebrated the (ovus Ordo *issae, as reported by the same :uerard des Lauriers, who must have assisted, since this occurred regularly at #cone until December 3A, 4574. Other reports of Lefebvre-s assistance at the (ovus Ordo subse"uent to this have also surfaced. .urther, Lefebvre has not declared the (ovus Ordo *issae invalid, despite calling it a bastard mass at one point early on. 3D *eanwhile 0eter *artin (go)
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There are a very few e+ceptions, including a *r. :reenwell, who was ordained by Alfred *ende/. *ende/ also consecrated one of those ordained by Lefebvre as bishop. 47 Lefebvre maintains he refused to sign ecumenism and religious liberty, whereas (go)Dihn has remained silent, allowing us to presume that silence gives consent. 4? %ee Truth !s One 45 (go)Dihn Thuc and :iuseppe ardinal %iri are notably absent from this effort. 3D ,eports on this vary, since Lefebvre was speaking in .rench. The .rench word might be translated as illegitimate, but was translated into #nglish as bastard.

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Dihn Thuc remained affiliated with the @atican !! hurch, celebrating her rites, including the (ovus Ordo *issae, until shortly before declaring the 0apacy vacant in .ebruary, 45?3. @arying reports confirm this fact. Because of the regular celebration of the heretical (ovus Ordo *issae by both Lefebvre and (go)Dihn, we must presume they became heretics and suffered all of the conse"uences for heresy. Their actions are certainly notorious, therefore the provision of anon Law applies to those who have been ordained by them. All persons !ho presume to receive orders from a prelate !ho has been e0communicated, suspended or interdicted by a declaratory or condemnatory sentence, or from a notorious apostate, heretic or schismatic, automatically incur suspension a divinis reserved to the Apostolic See. Any person !ho has been ordained in good faith by such men, forfeits the right to e0ercise the order thus received until he obtains a dispensation from the prohibition. 34 %o all who have been ordained by Lefebvre or (go)Dihn are suspended from the Order thus received, even if they were ordained in good faith by them. This provision applies for many reasons for the good of the hurch.

#piscopal onsecrations
'ith the continuation of the @atican !! hurch unabated and unreformed, it became obvious that those Traditionalist priests and the Traditionalist bishop would not outlast the usurpers in ,ome. The actions of Lefebvre to provide additional Traditionalist priests was soon seen to be insufficient to perpetuate Traditionalism. .urther a rift had occurred between many older Traditionalist priests and those ordained in Lefebvre-s %ociety of %aint 0ius 8. These older independent priests were seeking a bishop of their own to provide confirmation and even future priests for their own chapels. Lefebvre had refused to provide them with a bishop, so they looked elsewhere. The law of the hurch is clear on this matter; A bishop !ho consecrates another bishop, the assistant bishops, or the priests !ho in place of the assistant bishops assist the consecrator, and the ne!ly consecrated bishop !ho receives consecration !ithout an Apostolic mandate in violation of the precept of .anon 67B, are all automatically suspended until the Apostolic See shall have relieved them from the penalty. < anon 3>7D= 'oywod in his ommentary on anon Law reports; -he Sacred .ongregation of the .ouncil, %ecember 57, 5:7C, declared that it !as not sufficient that one has #no!ledge of the granting of the Apostolic mandate and of the fact that it has been mailed, and .anon 7B spea#ing of rescripts generally rules that nobody may e0ecute a rescript before he has received the document, and has e0amined into its authenticity and integrity, unless an official notice has been given in advance by the authority of the author of the rescript. On April 5, 4564, the &oly Office issued a decree; A ishop, of !hatsoever rite or dignity, !ho consecrates to the *piscopacy anyone !ho is neither appointed nor e0pressly confirmed by the Holy See, and the person !ho receives the consecration, even though they !ere coerced by grave fear, incur ipso facto an e0communication most
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specially reserves to the Holy See. -his %ecree is effective from the very day of its promulgation. %ince the law is clear, it merely remains to apply it to the various consecrations performed. This anon and the additional e+communication from 4564 apply to each and every consecration performed in the Traditionalist movement, including those performed personally by *arcel Lefebvre and (go)Dihn Thuc, as well as those performed by the bishops consecrated by them or by any other bishop without the re"uired 0apal *andate. There is a precedent case cited by some that during a prolonged interregnum several #piscopal sees became vacant. Because the law at the time allowed the chapter of canons to elect a successor and then present him to the 0ope for confirmation, the chapters proceeded with the election. Because it was not possible to obtain the confirmation from the 0ope, due to the inaction of the ardinals in completing the election, the chapters then obtained consecration for the bishop)elect according to the ecclesiastical norms, omitting the confirmation of the 0ope. The 0ope subse"uently elected confirmed their actions. &owever, the conditions in place at this time are not verified now. .irst of all, none of the bishops elected by the Traditionalists were elected by a chapter possessing such power, but were appointed by their consecrator. The 0apacy was vacant, but the ordinary electors, the ardinals were assembled to elect a 0ope. !n these times from October 5, 456? until 2uly 4B, 455D, the 0apacy was vacant, but no election was underway. Therefore the course of action is to proceed to convene a 0apal #lection, who could then determine the course of action in regards to the restoration of the hierarchy. Declaration: 'e declare that *arcel Lefebvre, 0eter *artin (go)Dihn Thuc and all of the bishops consecrated and those consecrated by these bishops are e+communicated by the operation of the Decree of the &oly Office of April 5, 4564, which remains in full force. .urther all of these men are suspended, as are any who acted as co)consecrators, according to the provisions of anon 3>7D.

#pikeia
Traditionalists of all persuasions appeal to the proposition of epikeia or e"uity as $ustifying all manner of violations of #cclesiastical Law, including those noted above. This principle which was first put forth by the :allicans in order to attempt to minimi/e the authority of the 0ope does not apply to the current situation. .urther, those making such appeal have overstepped the bounds of the very principle they are invoking. #pikeia permits the setting aside of a human law, when certain conditions e+ist. .irst of all the situation must be urgent enough to make it difficult to approach the lawgiver who could set aside the law. %econdly it is forbidden for sub$ects to $udge the law itself, only its application in this uni"ue circumstance. The e+ample given is a law forbidding opening the gates of city, which is set aside when a fire breaks out within the city in order to evacuate the inhabitants. #pikeia is not a principle allowing a habitual setting aside of the law. !ts use is limited to a specific urgent case, which makes it impossible or at least difficult to approach the lawgiver.

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&owever, the Traditionalists have $udged certain laws and set them aside as leading to the institution of the (ovus Ordo *issae. &owever, the $udgment of law is reserved to the lawgiver, in these cases, the 0ope or his successor. !n the matter of the liturgy by the end of the 457D-s two $udgments had been set in place. The %ociety of %aint 0ius 8 under *arcel Lefebvre had finally settled upon the rubrics as in place in45BD, although they observed what one of their former followers calls -he Rite of *cone. 33 Those who rightfully re$ected the usurpers from ,oncalli to the present, have re$ected the revisions in the calendar and &oly 'eek lawfully implemented by 0ope 0ius 8!! in 4566, as well as the implementation of several feasts on the universal calendar. They $udge that these revisions led ultimately to the (ovus Ordo. &owever, such $udgment is reserved e+clusively to the Apostolic %ee, and such $udgment by those who are not 0ope is an act of usurpation of 0apal Authority. Persons !ho usurp or retain, personally or through others, goods and rights pertaining to the Roman .hurch, automatically incur e0communication reserved in a special manner to the Apostolic See. < anon 3>A6= !t should be noted, that part of this $udgment of the &oly 'eek revision promulgated under 0ope 0ius 8!! leads atholics into mortal sin. 0art of 0ope 0ius 8!!-s decree e+tends the fast of &oly %aturday until midnight. By reporting that the fast ends at noon on &oly %aturday, these people lead atholics into a mortal sin of violation of the fast law as promulgated by 0ope 0ius 8!!.

,estoration of the Law

!n order to restore uniformity in the hurch, 'e have declared that the law shall be observed as it was in place on October 5, 456?, as it should have been observed from that date until after Our own election. 'e shall accept appeals for consideration of any laws promulgated prior to that date, but until 'e decree otherwise, the law shall be observed e+actly as it was on October 5, 456?, anything contrary notwithstanding, including any revision 'e have previously made. This does not apply, however, to any interpretation of the law, 'e as lawgiver, have made. .urther, 'e declare that anyone who $udges the law of the hurch incurs the e+communication of anon 3>A6. Because such $udgment has led to schism, we declare those who make such a $udgment are at least suspect of schism.

&eresy
'e have declared that the Traditionalist movement in many of its forms is schismatic. The lack of unity among those who agree that Angelo ,oncalli and his successors are heretical usurpers of the 0apacy is sufficient to demonstrate this. Although they usually $udge the law similarly, they are not in union with each other, which is the mark of schismatic sects. &owever, the actions of the various branches of
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Daniel Dolan at http;CC$loughman.tripod.comCsecatto3.htm where he reports how the liturgy there evolved backwards from the rubrics as they e+isted in 45B? prior to the implementation of the (ovus Ordo to the Rite of *cone.

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Traditionalism has led to various heresies. There is not space here to address each and every heresy. !n a recently discovered article, Anthony ekada states; Dnli#e these officials, a priest or bishop !ho celebrates the traditional (ass en,oys only supplied ,urisdiction >> in essence, ,ust enough po!er to dispense the sacraments. 3> Daniel Dolan is reported to have stated that he and the other Traditionalist Bishops are merely Sacramental ishops. 3A !n essence Traditionalist bishops and priests are mere purveyors of the %acraments, which is a teaching "uite similar to the various old) atholic sects. -he laity has the right to receive from the clergy the spiritual goods and especially the necessary means of salvation, according to the rules of ecclesiastical discipline. 36 The Traditionalists define this right as an absolute right to the %acraments, according to the Traditional ,ites that cannot be refused by the minister under any circumstance. 3B One of the rules of ecclesiastical discipline, which is of Divine Law is in anon 7>4; It is forbidden to administer the Sacraments of the .hurch to heretics or schismatics, even though they err in good faith and as# for them, unless they have first renounced their errors and been reconciled !ith the .hurch. 2esus said; 8ive not that !hich is holy to dogs" neither cast ye your pearls before s!ine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you. 37 &ere a $udgment must be made, and yet Traditionalists rightly admit that they do not have authority make said $udgment, which is an admission that they have no authority in the hurch. *ost Traditionalist groups do not even attempt to reconcile those who $oin them and have been in the heretical (ovus Ordo sect, which is a direct contradiction of anon 7>4 above. The reason given is a lack of authority and an appeal to epikeia to make these people fit by their mere departure from their heretical sect. This is certainly insufficient to render one fit to receive the %acraments. This is similar to stating that the perfect act of contrition after a mortal sin makes one fit to receive the %acraments, which is certainly not true. 3? Those who attempt to make such reconciliation are incapable of doing so, because the e+communication for schism, heresy and apostasy is reserved to the Apostolic %ee, who has granted the Local Ordinary power to absolve those whose case is brought before him personally. !n 0rotestant countries pastors have sometimes been empowered to receive bapti/ed non) atholics into the hurch, but this is limited to those bapti/ed validly outside of the hurch, not to atholics who have departed and wish to return. .urther, no Traditionalist possesses the office of pastor, therefore they cannot make use of this faculty. Any attempt is usurpation of ecclesiastical authority, which is a violation of hurch Law. The ouncil of Trent infallibly teaches; -herefore, since the nature and essence of a ,udgment re=uire that the sentence be imposed only on sub,ects, there has al!ays been the conviction in the .hurch of 8od, and this Synod confirms it as most true, that this absolution !hich the priest pronounces upon one over !hom he has no ordinary or
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http;CCwww.catholicrestoration.orgClibraryCfollowme.html The %moke of %atan, page 4D3 36 anon B?3 3B @arious articles support this assertion 37 *atthew 7;B 3? 'e shall be issuing an instruction on the proper method of returning to the hurch, and how it applied to Our own election in the near future, where this will be discussed in more detail.

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delegated ,urisdiction has no value. 35 The hurch has always held that this $urisdiction is re"uired for the validity of onfession, and this is restated in the ode of anon Law; 1or the valid absolution of sins, the minister re=uires, besides the po!er of 'rders, either ordinary or delegated ,urisdiction over the penitent. >D The 2ansenist %ynod of 0istoia taught; after the institution of dioceses and parishes, it is fitting that each one e0ercise this ,udgment over those persons sub,ect to him either by reason of territory or some personal right, because other!ise confusion and disturbance !ould be introduced. 0ope 0ius @! declared this proposition; false, rash, contrary and in,urious to the -ridentine Synod, erroneous, because it declares that, in order to prevent confusion, after dioceses and parishes have been instituted, it is merely fitting that the po!er of absolving be e0ercised upon sub,ects" so understood, as if for the valid use of this po!er there is no need of ordinary or delegated ,urisdiction, !ithout !hich the -ridentine Synod declares the absolution conferred by a priest is of no value. >4 The Traditionalist teaching in practice is that since the Bishops and 0astors have de facto resigned their offices, those remaining faithful -raditionalist priests may absolve in onfession any and all, though they have no ordinary nor delegated power over those approaching them, as if the re"uirement of $urisdiction is only necessary, when the hurch is functioning normally, but not when it is in a crisis of authority. %uch teaching is a logical outgrowth of the 2ansenist proposition and leads to the heretical notion that priests have universal $urisdiction to absolve in onfession all people. !t should be observed that Traditionalists in practice consider that there will be no end to this crisis of authority. Those who claim that 2oseph ,at/inger has some claim more or less to the 0apacy, are awaiting his conversion to end the crisis. That such is certainly unreasonable and even insane can easily be seen. !f conversion is necessary, then one immediately must conclude that the unconverted 2oseph ,at/inger is not a atholic. %aint ,obert Bellarmine teaches; -his principle is most certain. -he non> .hristian cannot in any !ay be Pope, as .a,etan himself admits. -he reason for this is that he cannot be head of !hat he is not a member, no! he !ho is not a .hristian is not a member of the .hurch, and a manifest heretic is not a .hristian, as is clearly taught by Saint .yprian 3)iber ?, *pitle E4, Saint Athanasius 3Scr F .ontra Arianus4, Saint Augustine, liber de great. .hrist. .aput FG4, Saint 9erome 3contra )ucifer.4 and others" therefore the manifest heretic cannot be Pope. >3 !n applying this principle, which is infallibly true, 2oseph ,at/inger, being a non) atholic, can have absolutely no claim to the 0apacy. Therefore to give him any claim, even as impeding the election of a successor to 0ope 0ius 8!!, is to state that a non) atholic can have authority in the hurch, even the highest, which is heretical. This leads us to the position of those called sede vacantists, who rightly claim that 2oseph ,at/inger and his predecessors are heretical usurpers. *ost rightly state that the 0apacy became vacant on October 5, 456? with the death of 0ope 0ius 8!! and that Angelo ,oncalli was a heretic prior to his apparent election and therefore not papabile. &owever, these same sede vacantists act as if this vacancy shall continue for an indefinite
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%ession 4A, chapter 7, DF 5D> anon ?73 >4 Auctorem .ideim, DF 46>7 >3 De ,omano 0ontifice,

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period of time. !f "uestioned as to how and when this vacancy will end, they either give no answer or state that it will happen in :od-s good time. !n the Oath Against the #rrors of *odernism, which Traditionalists still retain before the administration of *a$or Orders and #piscopal onsecration, these candidates vow; -hirdly, li#e!ise, !ith a firm faith I believe that the .hurch, guardian and mistress of the revealed !ord, !as instituted pro0imately and directly by the true and historical .hrist Himself, !hile he so,ourned among us, and that the same !as built upon Peter, the chief of the apostolic hierarchy, and his successors until the end of time. >> This is inspired by the infallible declaration of the only @atican ouncil in 4?7D; If anyone then says that it is not from the institution of .hrist the )ord Himself, or by divine right that the blessed Peter has perpetual successors in the primacy over the universal .hurch, or that the Roman Pontiff is not the successor of the blessed Peter in the same primacy, let him be anathema. >A !t is certain that the election of Angelo ,oncalli on October 3?, 456? had certain inseparable conse"uences. .irst of all, by being a heretic he was incapable of being elected. %ince the ardinals electing are re"uired to know who is at least minimally "ualified and forbidden to vote for a notorious heretic, by their admission of a notorious heretic by their election of and acclamation of said heretic as their pope, immediately became schismatics and at least suspect of heresy. Therefore they departed from the atholic hurch, resigned all offices, including that of ardinal, thus dis"ualifying themselves from ever electing again. This dis"ualification came upon the other ardinals who did not participate in the October 456? conclave, when they came publicly before Antipope 2ohn 88!!!)!!, aka Angelo ,oncalli, and pledged their submission to him as their pope. 0ope Boniface @!!! infallibly declared; >6 Indeed !e declare, say, pronounce, and define that it is altogether necessary to salvation for every human creature to be sub,ect to the Roman Pontiff. %ince a visible perceptible 0ope is necessary for atholic to be sub$ect to, we must conclude that the e+istence of a 0ope is a necessary means of salvation. According to anon B?3, the clergy are bound to provide the faithful with the necessary means of salvation, when the ardinals provided a heretical antipope, thus dis"ualifying themselves, it became incumbent upon the clergy and upon the hurch as a whole to remedy such catastrophe. Only through the election of a 0ope could the various problems be solved and unity restored to the hurch. By refusing to proceed in this manner, those clergy who re$ected the (ovus Ordo, committed an act of schism and became at least suspect of heresy, if they were not already so suspect for other reasons. Declaration: The re$ection in practice of the necessity of the 0apacy by Traditionalists is an act of schism, and removes them from any claim to authority in the atholic hurch they may have previously had. .urther since many hold heretical notions in regard to the 0apacy, they are heretics. As a result these men have absolutely no authority in the atholic hurch, cannot legitimately receive nor e+ercise &oly Orders and sin in so doing. Being irregular, these men must immediately return to the lay state and have immediate recourse in person to the Apostolic %ee for absolution from all censures and consideration of their possession or lack of &oly Orders. Additionally,
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DF 34A6 DF 4?36 >6 (ovember 4?, 4>D3, DF AB5

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anyone who publicly adheres to any Traditionalist sect is a heretic and schismatic, sub$ect to all the censures and effects of said heresy and schism, reserved to the ,oman 0ontiff. The laity who have been deceived by these wolves in sheep-s clothing of the Traditionalist movement should immediately depart from any participation or contact with the Traditionalist clergy, renounce the heresy of Traditionalism and have recourse to the Apostolic %ee for absolution and reconciliation with the hurch, at least by means of mail, if personal approach is not reasonably possible.

.inal Declaration
!n addition to the Declarations made above, 'e, in the fullness of Our Apostolic Authority, as %uccessor of %aint 0eter, declare;. 4. #ach and every ordination performed in the Traditionalist *ovement from its inception in 457D until now and henceforward to be illegitimate. The ordaining bishop is ipso facto suspended a divinis reserved to the Apostolic %ee, as are those who have received said order<s=, even if they received said order<s= in good faith. 3. .urther the bishops of the Traditionalist movement and all who have attempted to enter the clerical state or received Orders therein are considered suspect of heresy. >. These men are hereby ordered to have immediate personal recourse to the Apostolic %ee to be restored to the atholic hurch and to have the matter of their Orders considered. A. !n the future, 'e declare any ordination performed without the re"uired dimissorial letter by a Bishop who is not the ordinand-s Local Ordinary to be ipso $ure illegitimate, suspending both the ordaining bishop and the one ordained a divinis, until absolved by the Apostolic %ee. .urther 'e declare such ordinations to render both parties suspect of schism. 6. !n the case of those ordinations performed outside the .atholic .hurch, that is by a Bishop who is not recogni/ed in full ommunion with the atholic hurch by the Apostolic %ee, including those mentioned in anon 3>73, 'e declare ipso ,ure illegitimate, suspending all participants suspended a divinis, as well as suspect of schism. B. !n the cases mentioned in number A and 6, the reservation is to the Apostolic %ee, who shall determine how those so ordained shall be received into the atholic hurch. &owever, Ordinaries <when these are restored= may receive said men into the hurch as laymen, having recourse to the Apostolic %ee for any possible admission to the clerical state. .urther those who absolve in danger of Death under anon ??3, may likewise admit such as laymen, the recourse being re"uired upon recovery of the man in danger of death as provided in anon Law. 7. As a result of the machinations of Antichrist by instituting the (ovus Ordo *issae, :iovanni Baptiste *ontini and the Traditionalists illegitimate reaction to said (ovus Ordo *issae, 'e declare the

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prophecies that the %acrifice of the *ass shall fail to have been fulfilled. 'e await the day, when the %acrifice of the *ass is restored. .inally we declare any *ass not said in communion with Ourself and Our %uccessors to the 0apacy to be schismatic, illegitimate and sacrilegious.

The ,estoration
Before concluding this declaration, it is necessary to discuss the manner of the restoration. Our immediate predecessors 0ope 0ius 8! and 0ope 0ius 8!! provided special faculties for the perpetuation of the atholic hurch under persecution in the 9nion of %oviet %ocialist ,epublics, more commonly known as ,ussia, and in hina. %uch faculties provided for the perpetuation of the hierarchy in a special manner approved by these two 0opes in response to the special circumstances rendering access tot eh &oly %ee impossible. 'e hereby direct these Bishops and priests to have immediate recourse to Ourself in Our place of e+ile, personally. !f it should happen that whole diocese have survived the persecution, 'e direct the Ordinary to come on behalf of his diocese, or if he be prevented to consecrate one of his priests bishop and send him in his stead, to tender the submission of his diocese to the Apostolic %ee and the visible reunifaction of said diocese to the Apostolic %ee. !t is possible some few Traditionalist ordinations may be valid, though they are gravely illegitimate. 'e pray those ordained or attempted to be ordained in good faith in said Traditionalist church to have immediate recourse to Ourself, their shepherd, who shall see to their visible unification with the atholic hurch. The same .athers of the hurch who unanimously teach that the &oly %acrifice of the *ass shall completely cease for a time, also unanimously teach that after the death of Antichrist a universal conversion shall occur. Let all who claim the name of atholic pray and work with 9s, the %uccessor of %aint 0eter, %hepherd of the sheep, Bishops, and Lambs, faithful, for the completion of this certainty. :iven this 3nd day of .ebruary, 3DDB 0ope *ichael, gloriously reigning in e+ile

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