Interviewer: Who in the Vatican worked hardest to reach this solution?}} Mgr. Fellay: Certainly Cardinal Hoyos, who is head of the Commission responsible for relations between the Holy See and the Fraternity of St. Pius X. But above all, Pope Benedict XVI. I understood this from the first audience I had with him shortly after his election. Although he reproached us, the Holy Father's tone was gentle, truly paternal." - Meaning and context.">
The Missal of Paul VI was compiled in collaboration with Protestant theologians.
Si cela avait été une séparation de Rome, je ne serais pas ici aujourd'hui. Mgr Lefebvre ne m'aurait pas consacré, et je l'aurais refusé.
 • If it had been a separation from Rome, I would not be here today. Mgr. Lefebvre would not have consecrated me, and I would have refused.
Nous n'avons jamais dit que le Concile avait directement professé des hérésies. Mais on a enlevé le mur de protection contre l'erreur, et on a ainsi permis à l’erreur de se manifester. Les fidèles ont besoin de protection. C'est en cela que consiste la lutte constante de l'Église militante pour défendre la foi.
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Interviewer: Who in the Vatican worked hardest to reach this solution?}} Mgr. Fellay: Certainly Cardinal Hoyos, who is head of the Commission responsible for relations between the Holy See and the Fraternity of St. Pius X. But above all, Pope Benedict XVI. I understood this from the first audience I had with him shortly after his election. Although he reproached us, the Holy Father's tone was gentle, truly paternal.

— Bernard Fellay

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Interviewer: Who in the Vatican worked hardest to reach this solution?}} Mgr. Fellay: Certainly Cardinal Hoyos, who is head of the Commission responsible for relations between the Holy See and the Fraternity of St. Pius X. But above all, Pope Benedict XVI. I understood this from the first audience I had with him shortly after his election. Although he reproached us, the Holy Father's tone was gentle, truly paternal." in the context of "The Missal of Paul VI was compiled in collaboration with Protestant theologians.
Si cela avait été une séparation de Rome, je ne serais pas ici aujourd'hui. Mgr Lefebvre ne m'aurait pas consacré, et je l'aurais refusé.
 • If it had been a separation from Rome, I would not be here today. Mgr. Lefebvre would not have consecrated me, and I would have refused.
Nous n'avons jamais dit que le Concile avait directement professé des hérésies. Mais on a enlevé le mur de protection contre l'erreur, et on a ainsi permis à l’erreur de se manifester. Les fidèles ont besoin de protection. C'est en cela que consiste la lutte constante de l'Église militante pour défendre la foi." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Bernard Fellay" (Quotes, Interview to Mons. Bernard Fellay at Tagespost: Unavox (June 28, 2018) Le Missel de Paul VI a été rédigé en collaboration avec des théologiens protestants.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Bernard Fellay

About Bernard Fellay

Bernard Fellay (12 April 1958 –) is a Swiss bishop and former superior general of the Traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity Society of Saint Pius X.