 The Bishop put his intention into effect on 6 May 1975, thereby officially dissolving the Society.This action was subsequently upheld by Pope Paul VI, who wrote to Lefebvre in June 1975.Lefebvre continued his work regardless because "having taken legal advice from competent canon lawyers who advised him that, despite the letter from Pope Paul dated 29 June 1975, the entire legal process taken against the Fraternity had been so irregular that it could not be considered as having been legally suppressed.