Bernard Fellay

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Bernard Fellay (born April 12, 1958 in Sierre , Switzerland ) is a bishop and former Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X. In 1988 he was criticized for his unauthorized episcopal ordination by Marcel Lefebvre , and in 2012 for an anti-Semitic speech .

Life

From October 1977, Bernard Fellay completed his priestly training in the seminary of the Society of St. Pius X. (FSSPX) in Ecône . On 29 June 1982 he received by the founder of the SSPX, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre , the priesthood . In the same year he became an economist in the General House and took on various pastoral tasks. From 1988 he was also an economist for the Swiss district of his order and carried out numerous apostolic trips, including to the countries of the Third World .

He was ordained bishop on June 30, 1988 with three other priests by the founder of the FSSPX, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Because these ordinations took place without the consent of the Pope, Pope John Paul II issued a decree declaring the excommunication of Lefebvre and the four consecrated bishops.

The Society denies the actual occurrence of excommunication with reference to "an existing church emergency ", which is why Fellay continues to donate sacraments, especially confirmations and ordinations, within the FSSPX.

From 1994 Fellay, who speaks five languages, was Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X. In July 2006 he was confirmed in this office for a further twelve years by the General Chapter of the Society. He was supported by the assistants Niklaus Pfluger and Alain-Marc Nély .

During a speech on December 28, 2012 at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in New Hamburg, Ontario , Fellay described "the Jews, the Freemasons, the modernists" as "the enemies of the Church". Regarding the Jews , Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi rejected Fellay's claim.

Bernard Fellay was not re-elected at the General Chapter of the Pius Brotherhood in July 2018. Successor as Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X is Davide Pagliarani .

Lifting of excommunication

On January 24th, 2009 the Vatican announced that the Congregation of Bishops on January 21st, 2009 on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI. The excommunication of Bishop Fellay and the three bishops consecrated with him in 1988 was lifted with effect for the future ( ex nunc , Latin for from now on ) after Fellay and his fellow bishops had made a request in which he declared that the Catholic Church in To continue to belong to unity with the Pope and to be faithful to their teachings.

After the withdrawal of the excommunication Fellay donated despite still existing suspension in institutions of the Fraternity of St. Pius X, among other ordinations .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jews Branded 'Enemies of Church' by Catholic Sect. Jewish Telegraphic Agency article in The Forward , January 7, 2013, accessed July 13, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Lombardi: "Jews are impossible enemies of the Church". In: Österreichischer Rundfunk . January 7, 2013, accessed July 13, 2018 .
  3. ^ Burkhard Jürgens: Pius Brothers have new Superior General. In: kathisch.de . July 12, 2018, accessed July 12, 2018 .
  4. ↑ New Superior General. District of Switzerland of the Society of St. Pius X, July 11, 2018, accessed on July 12, 2018 .
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SURNAME Fellay, Bernard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic Bishop and Superior General of the Society of St.
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Sierre , Switzerland