Norbert Brunner
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Norbert Brunner is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion, Switzerland. He is the elected president of the Swiss Bishops' Conference for the term 2010-2012.
and concluded that the 1988 ordinations were valid but illicit
, in the sense that Lefebvre did ordain bishops but that these ordinations were against existing canonical norms.
Early life and ordination
Brunner was born 1942 in Naters, Valais. He studied at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and was ordained on 6 July 1968.Bishop
He succeeded Henri Schwery in 1995. In November 2009, he was elected president of the Swiss Bishops' Conference for the term 2010-2012.Clerical celibacy
In November 2009, he declared that he was in favor of the ordination of married priests, and that most Swiss bishops agreed with him on this.Collegiality
During a synod, Brunner insisted that the measures taken at Vatican II to promote collegiality still had not found their objective. Once again, he said with preoccupation, what value do the pastoral needs of the local churches have for the Roman Curia ?Status of the Society of Saint Pius X
Brunner has written about the canonical situation of the Society of St. Pius XCanonical situation of the Society of St. Pius X
The canonical situation of the Society of St. Pius X has been the subject of much controversy since the 1988 Ecône consecrations.-1988 Protocol:...
and concluded that the 1988 ordinations were valid but illicit
Valid but illicit
Valid but illicit, also known as valid but illegal, as it pertains to Roman Catholicism, refers to the unauthorized but valid celebration of the sacraments, especially regarding the ordinations of clergy. In the Roman Catholic Church several kinds of people have authority to celebrate the sacraments...
, in the sense that Lefebvre did ordain bishops but that these ordinations were against existing canonical norms.