Perennial Illusions by Father de Cacqueray SSPX District Superior of France (In French and English)

[Dawn Marie]


Perennial   Illusions

(English Translation)

In his Chrism Mass homily, this 5th April 2012, Benedict XVI recalled that the word of the teaching Church is an aid in transmitting with rectitude the message of Faith in our present time. Our first reflex in reading this exhortation is to rejoice in his concern for upright and profound teaching.
However, the Pope goes on to characterize the matter which has to be transmitted by the church. Alas, it is as usual the same old refrain!

“The texts of the Second Vatican Council and the Catechism of the Catholic Church are essential tools which serve as an authentic guide to what the Church believes on the basis of God’s word. And of course this also includes the whole wealth of documents given to us by Pope John Paul II, still far from being fully explored.”

It is evidently eloquent to note that the unique references of “the word of the teaching Church” cited by Benedict XVI are as usual those of Vatican II and the documents of Jean-Paul II. Does the Pope still not see the calamitous consequences of the new religion that has been put in place over the last half century in the Church? Did the Cardinal Ratzinger not voice his grave preoccupation concerning the sad state the barque of Peter was in? Why then plead again and again from these recent texts which have caused the grief of Catholics?

In truth our hope was -and still is- that the Pope will at some point be forced to follow back from the effects to the cause, that is from the post-conciliar catastrophe to the second Vatican Council. But in this Chrism Mass sermon, one wonders what understanding he has over the reality of current Church affairs. Does he see it for what it really is; devastated by heresies and the ever more shameless victory of the spirit of the world? Quite doubtful that he does, as when he says:

“Anyone who considers the history of the post-conciliar era can recognize the process of true renewal, which often took unexpected forms in living movements and made almost tangible the inexhaustible vitality of holy Church, the presence and effectiveness of the Holy Spirit.”.

We do not know, precisely, what these “unexpected forms in living movements” the Pope recognizes in the post-conciliar era. As for us, we can but recognize the contrary; the extinction and programmed death of prestigious congregations and religious institutions through lack of vocations. We see the disappearance of Parishes and entire dioceses. Populations have returned to paganism, children no longer baptised. And it is certainly not the huge assemblies relayed by the media, such as WYD or charismatic gatherings that can paper over the harsh reality! Even if they took place in a spirit of penance and fervour -and it is not the case- these assemblies are incapable of replacing the patient work of Christianising of populations under the guidance of parish priests of yesteryear.

It must be said, Benedict XVI remains rooted in deep and grave illusions. The first is to believe vivacious those movements of surprising shape when in fact their shape is of a quite degenerate Christianity. The second is to keep believing, obstinately, that the Council teaching and post conciliar Magister can be a beacon in the night in which minds are plunged, when in fact they can only make the night even darker. (my emphasis)

As for us, we must continue to nourish ourselves on pure faith and, consequently, challenge like the plague the novelties introduced by Vatican II and by the Popes who have followed the Council. Our Greatest treasure is faith, and we must dress ourselves against all that might diminish or endanger that faith.

 





Abbé Régis de Cacqueray †,
District Superior of France

 

 

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In it's original French

 


Editorial du n° 207





Des illusions toujours aussi vivaces,

par M. l'abbé Régis de Cacqueray





Benoît XVI, dans son homélie du 5 avril 2012 pour la messe chrismale, a rappelé que la parole de l'Église enseignante est une aide pour transmettre avec rectitude dans le présent le message de la foi. Notre premier réflexe, à la lecture de cette exhortation, est
de nous réjouir de son souci d'un enseignement droit et profond. Cependant, le pape caractérise aussitôt la matière qui doit être transmise par l'Église enseignante. Hélas, il s'agit toujours de la même chose !


«
Les textes du concile Vatican II et le Catéchisme de l'Église catholique sont les instruments essentiels qui nous indiquent de manière authentique ce que l'Église croit à partir de la Parole de Dieu. Et, naturellement aussi, tout le trésor des documents que le pape Jean-Paul II nous a donné, et qui est encore loin d'avoir été exploité jusqu'au bout, en fait partie.
»


Il est évidemment éloquent de constater que les références de « la parole de l'Église enseignante » citées par Benoît XVI restent uniquement et toujours celles du concile Vatican II, du Catéchisme de l'Église Catholique et des documents de Jean-Paul II. Le pape ne voit-il donc toujours pas les conséquences calamiteuses de la nouvelle religion qui a été mise en place depuis un demi-siècle dans l'Église ? Le cardinal Ratzinger n'avait-il pas fait part de sa vive préoccupation du triste état où se trouve réduite la barque de Pierre ? Pourquoi alors exciper encore et toujours de ces textes récents qui ont provoqué le malheur des catholiques ?


Il est vrai que notre espérance était – elle reste encore – que le pape, à un moment donné, soit contraint de remonter des effets à la cause, c'est-à-dire de
la catastrophe post-conciliaire au concile Vatican II. Mais, dans ce sermon de la messe chrismale, on en vient à s'interroger sur le regard qu'il porte en réalité sur le paysage actuel de l'Église. Le voit-il vraiment pour ce qu'il est, dévasté par les hérésies et par une victoire toujours plus impudente de l'esprit du monde ? Nous pouvons en douter car il y dit également : «
Celui qui regarde l'histoire de l'époque post-conciliaire, peut reconnaître la dynamique du vrai renouvellement, qui a souvent pris des formes inattendues dans des mouvements pleins de vie et qui rend presque tangible la vivacité inépuisable de la sainte Église, la présence et l'action efficace du Saint-Esprit.»


Nous ne savons pas, au juste, quels sont ces mouvements pleins de vie que le pape distingue dans l'époque post-conciliaire. Quant à nous,
nous constatons au contraire l'extinction et la mort programmée, faute de vocations, de congrégations et d'instituts religieux prestigieux. Nous assistons à la disparition de paroisses et de diocèses entiers. Les populations sont redevenues païennes, les enfants ne sont plus baptisés.Et ce ne sont certes pas les grands rassemblements fortement médiatisés, du style des JMJ ou des rassemblements charismatiques qui doivent faire illusion ! Même s'ils se tenaient dans la pénitence et dans la ferveur – et ce n'est pas le cas – ils sont bien incapables de remplacer le patient travail de christianisation des populations qui se faisait sous la houlette des curés des paroisses d'autrefois.


Il faut bien le dire. Le pape Benoît XVI demeure dans de profondes et graves illusions. La première est de croire vivaces ces mouvements dont les formes inattendues sont en réalité celles d'un christianisme assez dégénéré. La deuxième est de croire encore, et avec obstination, que les enseignements du concile et du magistère post-conciliaire peuvent servir de lumière dans la nuit où sont plongés les esprits alors qu'ils ne la rendent que toujours plus sombre.


Quant à nous, nous devons continuer à nous nourrir de la foi pure et, en conséquence, nous défier comme de la peste des nouveautés introduites par le concile Vatican II et par les papes qui ont suivi le concile. C'est la foi qui est notre grand trésoret nous devons nous dresser contre tout ce qui pourrait la diminuer ou la mettre en péril.





Abbé Régis de Cacqueray †,
Supérieur du District de France

[Dawn Marie]

N. Friburgo – may 13-2012  95º anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady at Fatima                   



Open letter to my fellows priests, faithful and friends.

Reading the letter of three Bishops of the Society to the General House and the response of this one by Bishop Fellay and his followers, (this letter has more or less the same mistakes that the ones expressed by Dom Gérard, Bishop Rifan and Father Muñoz) I want to express:


1 º Our total adhesion to the SPPX and to his Founder and therefore my absolute support to the three Bishops who remain faithful to the work of Archbishop Lefebvre in whom I place my obedience.


2 º My disregard for the authority of Bishop Fellay, due his obstinacy and deviation from the principles of the founder, and for all who share his position to hand over Rome; my rejection to the position of Bishop Fellay founded on his political views deviated from the “Yes, yes- no, no” of the Gospel and also deviated from the principles given by Archbishop Lefebvre.


3 º Our absolute rejection to any agreement with the modernist Rome, at which this bishop, BF, is dragging us shamelessly in a suicide operation, ignoring the advice of:

a) Our Fouder

b): His three fellow Bishops.

c) Several priests over the past few years, who objected with good reason the steps taken towards the communion with a church  defined as "post-conciliar" and non-Catholic, who is the enemy of Our Lord and of his universal kingdom; and ended up expelled or resigned to avoid ending up in the unfortunate situation in which we are placed today.


4 For this reason, I make an appeal to the three bishops who remain faithful and have the authority bequeathed by the founder, to take charge of the fraternity to avoid dismantling and dispersal.

5 ° I call upon the faithful members who still keep loyalty, faithfulness and obedience to our founder, to clearly and effectively support our three loyal bishops and remove the support to all the obsequious followers who have allowed with his consent, cooperation and silence the current state of things leading to the irremediable division of the Fraternity.


Because we are confirmed, we are soldiers or Christ the King; we made the anti-modernist oath prior to our ordination, for not to end up in the perjury and apostasy, I urge everyone to take a tough stance on tradition, to direct our efforts to support the defense of the Society, safely boat in which many goals have been reached and in which we have survived the apostasy of our times, while waiting for a real and complete conversion of the Pope and the Eternal Rome.

Confident in the consecration once made by our religious family to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, let’s fight with Her and for Her until the end, Amen.

Father E.J.J.Cardozo