Hi there Jesus - I don't think it's publicly available. You'll have to ask an SSPX priest, seminarian or recent ex-seminarian nicely. Alternatively, there is a French version in Yves Chiron's book Histoire des Traditionalistes (2022) pp 55-6, which he says is vouched for by Bishop Tissier de Mallerais.
Hi there Jesus - I don't think it's publicly available. You'll have to ask an SSPX priest, seminarian or recent ex-seminarian nicely. Alternatively, there is a French version in Yves Chiron's book Histoire des Traditionalistes (2022) pp 55-6, which he says is vouched for by Bishop Tissier de Mallerais.
It was the fact that the source is completely new to me and I had never seen it referenced before. I’ve read extensively on these matters so I’m familiar with a portion of the literature that’s publicly available. May I ask how you obtained your copy? And by the way, I’m pretty sure the title should read “statutes” instead of “statues”.
Yay me! Haha! I'm a non-native English speaker (and teacher/American accent coach) and I'm particular about spelling.
I'll keep in mind what you said about inquiring of a Society priest or seminarian for this. In the meantime, I will most likely purchase a copy of Chiron's book. There's an English translation out by Angelico Press.
“ I, the undersigned, ___________(name)________ recognize _______________ as Pope of the Holy Catholic Church. That is why I am ready to pray in public for him as Sovereign Pontiff. I refuse to follow him when he departs from the Catholic tradition, especially in the questions of religious liberty and ecumenism, as also in the reforms which are harmful to the Church.
I grant that Masses celebrated according to the new rite are not all invalid. However, considering the bad translations of the Novus Ordo Missae, its ambiguity favoring its being interpreted in a Protestant sense, and the plurality of ways in which it can be celebrated, I recognize that the danger of invalidity is very great.
I affirm that the new rite of Mass does not, it is true, formulate any heresy in an explicit manner, but that it departs “in a striking manner overall as well as in detail, from the Catholic theology of the Holy Mass”, and for this reason the new rite is in itself bad.
That is why I shall never celebrate the Holy Mass according to this new rite, even if I am threatened with ecclesiastical sanctions; and I shall never advise anyone in a positive manner to take an active part in such a Mass.
Finally, I admit as being legitimate the liturgical reform of John XXIII. Hence I take all the liturgical books from it to be Catholic: the Missal, the Breviary, etc.; and I bind myself to make exclusive use of them according to their calendar and rubrics, in particular for the celebration of Mass and for the recitation in common of the Breviary.
In doing this I desire to show the obedience binding me to my superiors, as also the obedience binding me to the Roman Pontiff in all his legitimate acts.
Hi there Jesus - I don't think it's publicly available. You'll have to ask an SSPX priest, seminarian or recent ex-seminarian nicely. Alternatively, there is a French version in Yves Chiron's book Histoire des Traditionalistes (2022) pp 55-6, which he says is vouched for by Bishop Tissier de Mallerais.
What did you find intriguing about it?
It was the fact that the source is completely new to me and I had never seen it referenced before. I’ve read extensively on these matters so I’m familiar with a portion of the literature that’s publicly available. May I ask how you obtained your copy? And by the way, I’m pretty sure the title should read “statutes” instead of “statues”.
You have won the award for spotting a WM typo! Unfortunately, the award isn't valuable, because so many are given out....
I've seen photographs of these pages of it, basically. Like I said, you could ask a priest or seminarian if you could see their copies.
Yay me! Haha! I'm a non-native English speaker (and teacher/American accent coach) and I'm particular about spelling.
I'll keep in mind what you said about inquiring of a Society priest or seminarian for this. In the meantime, I will most likely purchase a copy of Chiron's book. There's an English translation out by Angelico Press.
Oh, is it out? Interesting.
I'm particular too - it's just my eyes and computers. There'd be no typos if this was handwritten, I can assure you. It would, however, be illegible.
Between Rome and Rebellion: A History of Catholic Traditionalism with Special Attention to France https://a.co/d/07noiNAQ
Here’s the complete 1981 Oath of Fidelity:
“ I, the undersigned, ___________(name)________ recognize _______________ as Pope of the Holy Catholic Church. That is why I am ready to pray in public for him as Sovereign Pontiff. I refuse to follow him when he departs from the Catholic tradition, especially in the questions of religious liberty and ecumenism, as also in the reforms which are harmful to the Church.
I grant that Masses celebrated according to the new rite are not all invalid. However, considering the bad translations of the Novus Ordo Missae, its ambiguity favoring its being interpreted in a Protestant sense, and the plurality of ways in which it can be celebrated, I recognize that the danger of invalidity is very great.
I affirm that the new rite of Mass does not, it is true, formulate any heresy in an explicit manner, but that it departs “in a striking manner overall as well as in detail, from the Catholic theology of the Holy Mass”, and for this reason the new rite is in itself bad.
That is why I shall never celebrate the Holy Mass according to this new rite, even if I am threatened with ecclesiastical sanctions; and I shall never advise anyone in a positive manner to take an active part in such a Mass.
Finally, I admit as being legitimate the liturgical reform of John XXIII. Hence I take all the liturgical books from it to be Catholic: the Missal, the Breviary, etc.; and I bind myself to make exclusive use of them according to their calendar and rubrics, in particular for the celebration of Mass and for the recitation in common of the Breviary.
In doing this I desire to show the obedience binding me to my superiors, as also the obedience binding me to the Roman Pontiff in all his legitimate acts.
Signed ________________________