In Search of a Solution

It will be up to the Church as a whole to clearly determine the present status of the Apostolic See, and we do not wish to pre-empt its work. However, if the vacancy of the Apostolic See were clearly established, this could only be a first step: the diagnosis of a very serious problem. This first step would not be sufficient. A solution to this serious problem would have to be sought. We believe that the See of Peter is the centre of our Catholic faith, the rock on which the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ was established. The Church is one, holy, catholic and apostolic, and we know that her unity is founded on Peter. There is no other rock given to the Church than the rock of Peter. Ubi Petrus, ibi Ecclesia: where Peter is, there is the Church.

Undoubtedly the Clergy and faithful, in diverse ways, resisted the Vatican II revolution; the revolution of the new Church. But since they were not guided by the voice of Peter, there was no unity in action. This is the case even today. Many years later we are all scattered into different groups that view each other with suspicion.

Which liturgy should be followed? Which disciplines apply? Who exercises a truly legitimate apostolate? In the absence of an indisputable leader who can decide these questions, they give rise to endless quarrels. Thus, the reaction of the clergy to the new Church, which originated in the Second Vatican Council and has found its crowning glory in the Synodal Church of recent years, is not bearing the fruits that might have been hoped for. Chapel after chapel is erected, and still the Christian people are suffering without any hope of remedy.

We do not wish to deny the admirable work accomplished by members of the clergy during this period of darkness. Men of indomitable courage have travelled the earth to provide souls with the spiritual assistance they need for salvation. This cannot be despised; we can only see it as an act of Providence, which never abandons those who place their hope in God.

But why so many divisions? Why so many heresies? Why so many schisms? Why so many apostasies? Why so much corruption? The answer is simple: because there is a most serious problem affecting the very head of the Church. For some, the one who should be “the pillar of truth”, the rule of faith, simply is not there to bring us together in unity. For others the pretenders to the papacy are leading us in a direction contrary to their mission. Could the Church’s Magisterium, considered not merely by individuals but by the Church as a whole, finally shed light on her true condition?