From Ecumenism To Silent Apostasy: An Analysis Compiled by The Society of Saint Pius X

Paperback: European culture gives the impression of "silent apostasy" on the part of people who have all that they need and who live as if God does not exist. - Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia in Europa

In 2004, The SSPX sent a letter to all the Cardinals of the Church. This letter was accompanied by a hard hitting, but short and concise, analysis of Ecumenism. Recently, the SSPX has sent this same study to EVERY Catholic bishop in the world.

We have put the letter and study together in this booklet and included a short interview with Bishop Fellay and two appendices: one, a not-so-Catholic (to say the least!) speech by Cardinal Kasper on Ecumenism and, two, a pertinent excerpt from the writings of the great Cardinal Pie (1815-80), "On the Duties of Priests," which stands in stark contrast to the ecumenical-babble of Cardinal Kasper!

The Study itself, entitled From Ecumenism to Silent Apostasy (2006), is masterful and is divided into three main parts with the following subdivisions:

Analysis of Ecumenical Thought:

-The Unity of the Human Race and Interreligious Dialogue

-The Church of Christ and Ecumenism

-The Recomposition of Visible Unity

The Doctrinal Problems Posed by Ecumenism:

-The Church of Christ is the Catholic Church

-Belonging to the Church by a Triple Unity

-Outside of the Church There is No Salvation

The Pastoral Problems Posed by Ecumenism:

-Ecumenism Begets Doctrinal Relativism

-Ecumenism Turns Souls Away from the Church

About the Society: Pius X (SSPX), is an apostolic Catholic organization founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (1905-1991) on 1 November 1970. The SSPX continued its apostolate despite the death of its founder. 

In 1994, Bishop Bernard Fellay was elected Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X. Notably, in the jubilee year 2000, he led all of his priests, religious, and seminarians on a pilgrimage to Rome, hoping thereby to express love and respect for the Holy Father, for whom the Society prays and recognizes as the Vicar of Christ on earth. Pope Benedict XVI later decided to free the traditional Roman Mass in a 2007 motu proprio entitled Summorum Pontificum and in 2009, lifted the “excommunications” issued against the four SSPX bishops. 

Today, from its main seminary headquartered in Menzingen, Switzerland, the Society has grown to over 600 priests and close to half a million faithful spread throughout the world.