We have never said that the Council directly professed heresies. But the wall of protection against error was removed, and thus error was allowed to manifest itself. The faithful need protection. This is the constant struggle of the militant Church to defend the faith.
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We have never said that the Council directly professed heresies. But the wall of protection against error was removed, and thus error was allowed to manifest itself. The faithful need protection. This is the constant struggle of the militant Church to defend the faith.
J'insiste : nous ne nous sommes jamais séparés de l'Eglise.

— Bernard Fellay

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We have never said that the Council directly professed heresies. But the wall of protection against error was removed, and thus error was allowed to manifest itself. The faithful need protection. This is the constant struggle of the militant Church to defend the faith.
J'insiste : nous ne nous sommes jamais séparés de l'Eglise." 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.