German theologians launch signature drive rebuking Pope for gesture toward SSPX
February 17, 2009
A number of German-speaking Catholic theologians have joined in a petition drive criticizing the Pope's effort to achieve reconciliation with the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X and suggesting that the Pope's policies conflict with the spirit of Vatican II. "We sense a desire to return to a pre-Vatican II Church with its fear of openness to the breath of the Holy Spirit," complain the signatories of a statement that was launched by German, Austrian, and Swiss theologians.
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Further information:
- Germany: Scholars Call Rome to More Inclusive Dialogue (CISA)
- 'For the full recognition of the decrees of the Second Vatican Council' (Text of petition)
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