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The lifting of the excommunication, together with the Motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI on the old Mass, is an important, truly important sign for our little lifeboat. That is why I speak of joy and satisfaction. Interviewer: Where and when did you learn of the decree? Mgr. Fellay: I learned of it a few days ago in Rome, in the office of a cardinal, Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, the president of the Ecclesia Dei Commission.

— Bernard Fellay

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The lifting of the excommunication, together with the Motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI on the old Mass, is an important, truly important sign for our little lifeboat. That is why I speak of joy and satisfaction. Interviewer: Where and when did you learn of the decree? Mgr. Fellay: I learned of it a few days ago in Rome, in the office of a cardinal, Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, the president of the Ecclesia Dei Commission." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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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.