Father Paul Morgan
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Father Paul Morgan is the current superior of the British district of the Society of St Pius X. He was ordained by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
at Econe
in 1988. He has served in USA and the Philippines, served as Principal of St. Michael's, the Society's school and was appointed to his present post in 2003. He is the son of the late Bill Morgan
, a lay theologian
who was an advocate of the sedevacantist theory. He is strongly opposed to the Second Vatican Council
which he claims contain "modernist errors".http://www.cfnews.org/morgan-sspx.htm.
Father Morgan vociferously opposed the decision of the small traditionalist community known as the Transalpine Redemptorists (who had previously been associated with the Society of St. Pius X
) to reconcile with the Vatican
. Fr Morgan is also opposed to any reconciliation by the SSPX with Rome, until they repudiate what he sees as their errors.
Marcel Lefebvre
Marcel François Marie Joseph Lefebvre 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,...
at Econe
Ecône
Écône is an area in the municipality of Riddes, district of Martigny, in the canton of Valais, in Switzerland. It is the location of The International Seminary of Saint Pius X.-External links:*...
in 1988. He has served in USA and the Philippines, served as Principal of St. Michael's, the Society's school and was appointed to his present post in 2003. He is the son of the late Bill Morgan
William J. Morgan (Sedevacantist)
William J. Morgan was an English lay theologian and a Traditionalist Catholic apologist promoting the Sedevacantist position. His son, Father Paul Morgan, had become a priest in the Fraternal Society of Saint Pius X, which strongly opposes Sedevacantism...
, a lay theologian
Lay theologian
A lay theologian is a theologian who is not an ordained clergyman.Among lay theologians are the following:* George Abbot * Thomas J. J. Altizer* Joseph T. Bayly* Edward Musgrave Blaiklock* Nicholas Cabasilas* Chung Hyun Kyung...
who was an advocate of the sedevacantist theory. He is strongly opposed to the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
which he claims contain "modernist errors".http://www.cfnews.org/morgan-sspx.htm.
Father Morgan vociferously opposed the decision of the small traditionalist community known as the Transalpine Redemptorists (who had previously been associated with the Society of St. Pius X
Society of St. Pius X
The Society of Saint Pius X is an international Traditionalist Catholic organisation, founded in 1970 by the French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre...
) to reconcile with the Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
. Fr Morgan is also opposed to any reconciliation by the SSPX with Rome, until they repudiate what he sees as their errors.