This week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has published an article drawing attention to this charge made against him by Paul VI back in 1976.
The USCCB article draws from notes taken at a meeting between Paul VI and Lefebvre. It depicts a long-suffering pope, who spent “years of correspondence and efforts” trying to reason with a recalcitrant archbishop. Its publication this week suggests the author is drawing parallels with the recent decision of the SSPX leadership to proceed with episcopal consecrations.
But was there any justice in Paul VI’s charge? And what are the real parallels with the situation in the Church today?
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