Jesus, through his preaching and the total gift of himself that would lead him to the Cross, returned the Mosaic Law to its true and original intent. She is an adulteress and, in the eyes of the Law, liable to be stoned. Everything is revealed in mercy everything is resolved in the merciful love of the Father.Ī woman and Jesus meet. Mercy cannot become a mere parenthesis in the life of the Church it constitutes her very existence, through which the profound truths of the Gospel are made manifest and tangible. This page of the Gospel could easily serve as an icon of what we have celebrated during the Holy Year, a time rich in mercy, which must continue to be celebrated and lived out in our communities. What great mercy and divine justice shine forth in this narrative! Its teaching serves not only to throw light on the conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, but also to point out the path that we are called to follow in the future.ġ.
It would be difficult to imagine a more beautiful or apt way of expressing the mystery of God’s love when it touches the sinner: “the two of them alone remained: mercy with misery”. Until now, Pope Francis has chosen a much more pragmatic and pastoral approach.Misericordia et misera is a phrase used by Saint Augustine in recounting the story of Jesus’ meeting with the woman taken in adultery (cf. Will discussions between Rome and Ecône once again center on doctrinal issues as a result of these changes? Several traditionalist websites have claimed that the SSPX actually wanted the commission to be abolished so it could conduct its dialogue directly with the CDF. Pius X, which has its headquarters in Ecône, Switzerland. One of the commission's main tasks these past 30 years was to facilitate dialogue with the Society of St. It was a way of reaching out to traditionalists who wished to stay faithful to Rome. The "Ecclesia Dei" Commission was launched in 1988 after Archbishop Lefebvre caused a schism. Descourtieux has always tried to help all traditionalist groups, but he has developed particularly close links with various representatives of the SSPX, links that are all the more relaxed and confident since he was well known for his 'openness' in managing the (SSPX's) file," Bégué wrote. In an opinion piece published in L'Homme Nouveau magazine, Jacques Bégué, who writes on the Society of St Pius X, also characterized the appointment as a "favorable sign." In Paris, Descourtieux was one of the diocesan priests delegated to celebrate the in the Old Rite. They say he is ready to listen to those faithful who desire to celebrate Mass according to the Tridentine rite. Descourtieux's new appointment, noting he has a good understanding of pre-Vatican II liturgy. Traditionalist circles have welcomed Msgr. Descourtieux returned to Paris in 2008 where served as a chaplain at the Cathedral of Notre Dame.ĭuring this time also taught patristics at the Notre Dame Faculty of the Cathedral College. During his seven years as rector, he also taught at the Augustinianum, the Pontifical Institute for Patristics.Īfter the female religious order in charge of the Trinità dei Monti institute was replaced by men religious from the Jerusalem Fraternity (and now the Emmanuel Community), Msgr. Descourtieux was named rector of the Santa Trinità dei Monti, the Rome titular church of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon and location of a prestigious French girl's school. In 1989, he was sent to Rome and worked for ten years in the French-speaking section of the Vatican's Secretariat of State.ĭuring this period, he was also the organist at the principal French national church in Rome, Saint Louis des Français.Īfter finishing his service at the Secretariat of State in 1999 Msgr. He succeeds Archbishop Guido Pozzo, former head of "Ecclesia Dei", as the Vatican's liaison with the "Lefebvrists" and other traditionalist groups.ĭescourtieux was ordained for the Archdiocese of Paris in 1986 and spent his first three years working in a parish in the city.
Descourtieux, 61, spent the past ten years working at the now defunct commission.
It comes less than two months after the pope suppressed the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei," which John Paul II created in 1988 to deal with followers of the late schismatic Archbishop Lefebvre.
Pius X (SSPX or "Lefebvrists"), an anti-Vatican II clerical group founded by the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. These include members of the Society of St. Patrick Descourtieux, a French official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), to oversee the Vatican's relations with Catholic traditionalists.
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