Voilà ce qu'en pensent les personnes compétentes :



"The situation of the members of this Society [SSPX] is an internal matter
of the Catholic Church. The Society is not another Church or Ecclesial
Community in the meaning used in the Directory. Of course, the Mass
and Sacraments administered by the priests of the Society are valid. "

-- Letter from the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity
Cardinal Edward Cassidy, President (3 May,1994)



DECREE OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH (HOLY OFFICE)

Under signature of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect
Known as the "Honolulu Decision" (Protocol No. 14428, 4 June, 1993)

In response to an appeal by one of the Honolulu Six against the
decree of the Bishop of Honolulu, the Congregation decreed:

"This Congregation has examined carefully all the available
documentation and has ascertained that the activities engaged
in by the Petitioner ... are not sufficient to constitute the
crime of schism. Since [the Petitioner] did not, in fact,
commit the crime of schism and thus did not incur the 'latae
sententiae' penalty, it is clear that the Decree of the Bishop
lacks the precondition on which it is founded. This
Congregation, noting all of the above, is obliged to declare
null and void the aforesaid Decree of the Ordinary of Honolulu"