| Sedevacantism Sedevacantism is the position held by a minority of Traditionalist Catholics who claim that the Papal See has been vacant since either the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958 or Pope John XXIII in 1963.Sedevacantists believe that Paul VI (1963–1978), John Paul I (1978), John Paul II (1978–2005) and Benedict XVI (since 2005) have been neither true Catholics nor true popes, by virtue of allegedly having espoused the heresy of Modernism, or of having otherwise denied or contradicted solemnly defined Catholic dogmas. Sedevacantism
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| Dignitatis Humanae Dignitatis Humanae () is the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on Religious Freedom. The full text in English is available from the Holy See's website. The passage of this measure by a vote of 2,308 to 70 by the assembled bishops of the Catholic Church is considered by many one of the most significant events of the Council. This declaration was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on December 7, 1965. Dignitatis_Humanae
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| Marcel Lefebvre Marcel-François Lefebvre (29 November 1905 – 25 March 1991) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop. Following a career as an Apostolic Delegate for West Africa and Superior General of the Holy Ghost Fathers, he took the lead in opposing the changes within the Church associated with the Second Vatican Council.In 1970, Lefebvre founded the Society of St. Marcel_Lefebvre
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| Mass of Paul VI This article is about the post-Vatican-II changes to the Mass; for an explanation of the current structure of the Mass, see Mass (Catholic Church).The Mass of Pope Paul VI is the liturgy of the Catholic Mass of the Roman Rite promulgated by Paul VI in 1969, after the Second Vatican Council (1962ordinary or normal form of the Roman Rite of the Mass. For the terms "Novus Ordo" and "Novus Ordo Missae", sometimes applied to it, see below. Mass_of_Paul_VI
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| Tridentine Mass The Tridentine Mass is a common name for the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962. In this time period, it was the most widely celebrated form of the Catholic liturgy in the world.The term "Tridentine" is derived from the Latin word Tridentinus, which means "related to the city of Trent, Italy". Tridentine_Mass
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| Traditionalist Catholic Traditionalist Catholics are Roman Catholics, or people who identify as Roman Catholics, who believe that there should be a restoration of many or all of the liturgical forms, public and private devotions and presentations of Catholic teachings which prevailed in the Catholic Church before the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). Traditionalist_Catholic
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| Society of St. Pius X The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is an international Traditionalist Catholic organisation, founded in 1970 by the French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.The Society's official Latin name is Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X, meaning "Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X". It is composed of 486 priests, together with "religious members who are brothers, sisters, and oblates, and by affiliation, Third Order members". Society_of_St._Pius_X
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| Christian-Jewish reconciliation Reconciliation between Christianity and Judaism refers to the efforts that are being made to improve understanding of the Jewish people and of Judaism, to do away with Christian antisemitism and Jewish anti-Christian sentiment. There has been significant progress in the reconciliation effort in recent years, especially by the Catholic Church, but also by other Christian groups. Christian-Jewish_reconciliation
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| Richard Williamson (bishop) Richard Nelson Williamson, SSPX (born 8 March 1940) is an English traditionalist Catholic and a bishop of the Society of St. Pius X. Williamson opposes the changes in the Catholic Church brought about by the Second Vatican Council. He sees such changes as being unacceptably liberal and modernistic, and as being destructive to the Church.Williamson was declared to have incurred excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church in 1988 ipso facto with, i.e. Richard_Williamson_(bishop)
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| Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet is a Roman Catholic church in the centre of Paris, France located in the 5th arrondissement. In 1977 it was illegally occupied by traditionalist Society of St. Pius X and remains in the Society's possession to this day after the civil authorities ruled that as the state owns the churches, anybody had a right to use them. Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet
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| Joseph Anthony Ferrario Joseph Anthony Ferrario (March 3, 1926 December 12, 2003) was the third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu and served from 1982 to 1993. Joseph_Anthony_Ferrario
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| Alfredo Ottaviani Alfredo_Ottaviani
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| Bernard Fellay Bernard Fellay, SSPX (born 12 April 1958) is bishop of the Traditionalist Catholic Society of St. Pius X and is currently its superior general. Fellay was excommunicated in 1988 by the Roman Catholic Church because of his unauthorized consecration by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, deemed by the Holy See to be "unlawful" and "a schismatic act". The excommunication was lifted by the Holy See in January 2009. Bernard_Fellay
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| Bernard Tissier de Mallerais Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, SSPX (born 1945) is a bishop of the Society of St. Pius X.He was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church because of his unauthorized consecration by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre on 30 June 1988, deemed by the Holy See to be "unlawful" and "a schismatic act", though some individuals doubt the validity of the excommunication. The excommunication was remitted on 21 January 2009. Bernard_Tissier_de_Mallerais
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| Alfonso de Galarreta Alfonso de Galarreta, SSPX (born January 14, 1957), is a bishop of the Society of saint Pius X. He was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church because of his unauthorized consecration by archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, deemed by the Holy See to be "unlawful" and "a schismatic act". The excommunication of the four bishops was lifted by the Holy See in January 2009. Alfonso_de_Galarreta
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| The International Seminary of Saint Pius X The International Seminary of Saint Pius X is the premier seminary of the Society of Saint Pius X.It is situated at Ecône in the Valais Canton of Switzerland and is one of the six houses for formation for the future priests of The Society of Saint Pius X. The_International_Seminary_of_Saint_Pius_X
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| Ottaviani Intervention Ottaviani Intervention (or Short Critical Study on the New Order of Mass) was a short study of 5 June 1969 sent to Pope Paul VI by Cardinals Alfredo Ottaviani and Antonio Bacci with a covering letter dated 25 September 1969. The study doubted the orthodoxy of the Mass of Paul VI about to be introduced and asked that "the integral and fruitful Missal of St. Ottaviani_Intervention
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| Richard Williamson (bishop) Talk:Richard_Williamson_(bishop)
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| Fabian Bruskewitz Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz (born September 6, 1935) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Lincoln. Fabian_Bruskewitz
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| Missa Cantata Missa Cantata (Latin for "sung Mass") is a Tridentine Mass "in which the liturgical parts are sung as in the High Mass, but which is ceremonially less elaborate" (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000); "a Mass whose music is equivalent to that of the High Mass but that is less elaborate in its celebration. Also called sung Mass" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 1997); "Usually a Low Mass with the choir singing the Proper" (New Catholic Dictionary). Missa_Cantata
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