Marcel Lefebvre: The Biography

I am not Catholic, but I wanted to better understand what happened during Vatican II. This biography of Archbishop Lefebvre is a real page-turner, fascinating, easy to read, inspiring and informative. The book covers the archbishop's life from start to end, gives a good understanding of the issues he faced and the important role he played in his service to the Church. I wish I could have met him in person. This is a book I will reread, a must-read for Catholics and an important read for members of other communions.

The work here of Bp. Tissier de Mallerais is unreal in its scope. As I read this the attention to detail was superb, the specifics and antidotes were clear and fitting and the whole picture of Archbishop Lefebvre is given to the reader. For those who didn’t know the Archbishop while he was alive this book acts as a bridge to understand his life, mission/vision and his desire to preserve and protect the Catholic Church. Don’t be discouraged by the size, it’s wonderful reading and it’s not a story that needs to be compacted into 100 pages. It is the modern story of what giving all for the Church looks like. I would also recommend “They Have Uncrowned Him” as the next must read book for traditional Catholics looking to learn more from the Archbishops pen, as
“Open Letter to Confused Catholics” deals with the micro of the issues at present day the former deals with the semi macro of the current crisis. Thanks to Bp. Tissier de Mallerais again for this amazing task.

You don’t need me to review this book. Especially after the recent motu proprio TC, many Catholics will now come in droves to learn the truth of who the Archbishop was and what he did. Much misinformation has been given about this saintly man. You came here looking for the truth and it is found within this book. Highly researched and academically cited, this work is the bar which the author set incredibly high. Deo Gratias

I am a Vatican II Catholic and knew nothing of the SSPX. For many years, I have attempted to combat liturgical abuses in the Church rather vigorously, of course to no avail. The book was an answer to prayer. Any Catholic who deeply treasures the Church's deposit of Faith and Her Tradition and finds that the post-Vatican II Church is no longer the Church of Jesus Christ but of the neo-Modernists should read this book for a superb introduction to the founding of the Society of Saint Pius X and its remarkable founder. For the traditional Catholic, it will serve to further ground one spiritually because it transmits to the reader the armor of the Faith. Reading this book not only will make one more aware of Abp. LeFebvre and our Catholic faith but will at once impart a clearer knowledge of our great faith. I found my way to the true Church by reading this one book.