Istituto Mater Boni Consilii
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The Istituto Mater Boni Consilii or the Institute of the Mother of Good Counsel is a Traditionalist Catholic
congregation of priests who follow the Sedeprivationist
school of thought.
The founders of the Institute seceded in 1985 from the Society of St. Pius X
under the leadership of Fr. Francesco Ricossa; the three other founders were Frs. Franco Munari, Curzio Nitoglia (who returned to the SSPX) and Giuseppe Murro. The Institute is confined to Western Europe
, and is strongest in Italy
, France
and Belgium
. It operates a seminary at Verrua Savoia
near Turin
, Italy
. It resembles the American-based Society of St. Pius V
in that it rejects the use of the 1962 edition of the Mass, preferring the earlier version codified by Pius X.
The needs of the Institute are met by Bishop Geert Jan Stuyver, who belongs to it. Previously, Bishop Franco Munari, who had been a member, ministered to its needs.
The Institute also uses the name Sodalitium Pianum
as an alternative name; this was the name of an unofficial group of theologians and others set up in the early twentieth century by Umberto Benigni
to report to him those thought to be teaching Modernist
doctrines.
Traditionalist Catholic
Traditionalist Catholics are Roman Catholics who believe that there should be a restoration of many or all of the liturgical forms, public and private devotions and presentations of Catholic teachings which prevailed in the Catholic Church before the Second Vatican Council...
congregation of priests who follow the Sedeprivationist
Sedeprivationism
Sedeprivationism is an ideological school or party of the traditionalist Roman Catholic movement that holds that Popes since John XXIII have been defective Popes, following the principles of the late French theologian Michel Louis Guérard des Lauriers, O.P., as Lauriers set it out in his thesis...
school of thought.
The founders of the Institute seceded in 1985 from 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...
under the leadership of Fr. Francesco Ricossa; the three other founders were Frs. Franco Munari, Curzio Nitoglia (who returned to the SSPX) and Giuseppe Murro. The Institute is confined to Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
, and is strongest in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It operates a seminary at Verrua Savoia
Verrua Savoia
Verrua Savoia is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km northeast of Turin.-External links:*...
near Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It resembles the American-based Society of St. Pius V
Society of St. Pius V
The Society of St. Pius V , abreviated SSPV, is a Traditionalist Catholic society of ordained priests formed in 1983 and based in Oyster Bay Cove, New York. The priests of SSPV broke away from the Society of St...
in that it rejects the use of the 1962 edition of the Mass, preferring the earlier version codified by Pius X.
The needs of the Institute are met by Bishop Geert Jan Stuyver, who belongs to it. Previously, Bishop Franco Munari, who had been a member, ministered to its needs.
The Institute also uses the name Sodalitium Pianum
Sodalitium Pianum
Sodalitium Pianum is Latin for "the fellowship of Pius" . It can refer to two different groups.-In Roman Catholicism:...
as an alternative name; this was the name of an unofficial group of theologians and others set up in the early twentieth century by Umberto Benigni
Umberto Benigni
Umberto Benigni was a Catholic priest and Church historian, who was born on 30 March 1862 in Perugia, Italy and died on 27 February 1934 in Rome....
to report to him those thought to be teaching Modernist
Modernism (Roman Catholicism)
Modernism refers to theological opinions expressed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but with influence reaching into the 21st century, which are characterized by a break with the past. Catholic modernists form an amorphous group. The term "modernist" appears in Pope Pius X's 1907...
doctrines.