John the Baptist-martyred to preserve the 'sanctity and exclusivity of marriage', Bishop Fellay exhorted Pope Francis: The bishop continued by reiterating what the Church has always taught and how it has always acted concerning marriage for the salvation of souls, which is being further threatened by the pope's recent motu proprio concerning a streamlined annulment process.īefore concluding his plea by entrusting the petition to St. Pius X has just published on its website a petition submitted by its Superior General, Bishop Bernard Fellay, to Pope Francis asking him to publicly defend the institution of holy matrimony.īishop Fellay respectfully begins his petition to the Supreme Pontiff by stating that 't is with great anxiety that we observe all around us a persistent degradation of marriage and the family, the origin and foundation of all human society.' The superior general observes that this 'decay is rapidly accelerating' through civil actions which have 'trampled underfoot' the 'law of God' and even the 'natural law'.Įchoing the sentiments of faithful Catholics around the world, Bishop Fellay stressed to Pope Francis how 'our souls were deeply disturbed' by the alarming 2014 Synod of the Family that has produced 'statements so contrary to the clear and constant doctrine of the Church concerning the sanctity of marriage' and which were 'claimed to have your support, and their claims met with no public denial.'

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