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The Frenchness of Marcel Lefebvre and the Society of St Pius X: A new reading

2017; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0957155816679919

1740-2352

Brian Sudlow,

Religious Tourism and Spaces

The case of Marcel Lefebvre and the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) deserves fresh perspectives. The current historiography is too franco-centric, focused on selective aspects of Lefebvre’s biography and the actions of isolated individuals, rather than with the life of the SSPX itself. After evaluating the current state of the historiography, this article proposes a new analysis of the SSPX’s political discourses in France and internationally and undertakes to reframe the relationship between Lefebvre’s life and his congregation by re-examining his African missionary experiences. Such new perspectives will be helpful as the SSPX moves towards regularisation under the pontificate of Pope Francis.