Extract from the Sermon of Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the SSPX, for the feast of Candlemas, February 2nd

In the following transcription, reviewed by His Excellency Bishop Fellay, we have retained the quality of the spoken word.
You can also listen to the sermon here.
The Society of St. Pius X has been founded by the Church and in the Church, and we say this Society continues to exist, despite the fact that there is [...]

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