WHAT WAS THE THEOLOGICAL LIST GIVEN TO THE SSPX AT THE LAST CDF MEETING ?

Rorate Caeli reported a few weeks back that after the last meeting of Bishop Bernard Fellay,Superior General of the SSPX at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) office with Cardinal William Levada,he was given a big dossier. Later it was learnt that the dossier contained theological points, approved by the pope, which the SSPX was required to accept prior to receiving canonical approval.

The Society of St.Pius X (SSPX) has not made the theological list public. The list of conditions could have been prepared by the Secretary of the CDF Cardinal Luiz Levada who is known for his prominent theological errors on the International Theological Commission website.

Knowing that Cardinal Ladaria has no doctrinal basis for many theological conclusions the SSPX should respond to the list. The SSPX-Ladaria-Morerod talks were kept secret perhaps because the Vatican side has new theories with no reference texts from the Council.The SSPX was not saying anything new.So how they be wrong with the traditional teaching.

May be these are some of the points on the list:-

1.If it is said that the SSPX must accept an ecclesiology of communion it should be asked where in Vatican Council II is the text which supports an ecclesiology of communion.

Ad Gentes 7, Vatican Council II says all need Catholic Faith and the baptism of water for salvation.Since LG 8 and LG 16 are not explicit they do not contradict AG 7.

The cardinal has to provide a reference text in Vatican Council II and cannot just refer to ‘the spirit of Vatican Council II’ which could mean anything to different Catholics.

2.If it is said that the SSPX must accept a theology of religions it should be asked where in Vatican Council II is the text to support a theology of religions.

As mentioned above Ad Gentes 7, Vatican Council II says all need Catholic Faith and the baptism of desire.Since LG 8 and LG 16 are not explicit they do not contradict AG 7.Neither do we know who is saved with the seeds of the Word and imperfect communion with the Church.

AG 7 is in accord with the literal interpetation of the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus and there are no known exceptions.

3. If it is said that the SSPX must accept that Jews do not have to convert in the present time it should be asked where in Vatican Council II is the text to support this theory contradicted by AG 7, the Bible (John 3:5,Mk.16:16), the dogma on salvation etc.

4.If it is said that the SSPX must accept that Jews are the Chosen People of God again the SSPX should ask for the reference text from Vatican Council. Since Nostra Aetate 4 says Catholics are the new people of God.

5.If it is said that the SSPX must accept that at the time of Jesus the Jews were not responsible for the death of Jesus it should be said that Nostra Aetate 4 says the Jewish authorities and those who followed their lead pressed for the death of Christ.

-Lionel Andrades