The French website also adds that in his accompanying letter to SSPX priests, Father Christian Thouvenot, Secretary General of the SSPX, recalled the words of Bishop Fellay after the meeting of the major superiors in Anzère, Switzerland, on June 28 2016:“The Society of Saint Pius X does not seek primarily a canonical recognition, to which it has a right because it is Catholic. It pertains to a doctrinal position which it is imperative to manifest [...] Divine Providence will not abandon Its Church whose head is the Pope, Vicar of Jesus Christ.

That is why an incontestable sign of this restoration will reside in the signified will of the Sovereign Pontiff to grant the means for re-establishing the order of the Priesthood, the Faith and Tradition – a sign which will be, furthermore, the guarantor of the necessary unity of the family of Tradition”.

It grew out of the idea of medieval courtly love, and the idea of courting a woman came from the phrase “paying her court,” which originally meant a knight visiting the court of a noble lady whom he wished to woo.

This phrase originally had nothing to do with how the visit was carried out; i.e., whether you visited the woman alone, or with her family present.

However, because I am going to in this post threaten some sacred cows, I anticipate getting some disagreement. My child will not “date”; they will “court.” Okay, well what really matters is the substance of what is going on at these liaisons, not what you call them.My motivation is to invite the reader to a careful consideration of the facts and to invite the members of the SSPX to reconciliation.FACT: The SSPX was founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1970 to perpetuate the Tridentine Liturgy.The Remnant values the comments and input of our visitors.It’s no secret, however, that trolls exist, and trolls can do a lot of damage to a brand.