Introduction & Opening Remarks
by Bishop Williamson on July 31, 2024
Bishop Williamson introduces these conference by stating the reasons for studying Papal encyclicals. He mentions the idea of Fiftiesism, and the importance of studying history.
Bishop Williamson
Richard N. Williamson (b. 1940) converted to Catholicism in 1971, was ordained a priest of the Catholic Church by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1976 for the latter’s Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (FSSPX), and was consecrated a bishop by the Archbishop for the same fraternity in 1988.
