Archbishop Lefebvre, Conciliar Sacraments, Doubtful Holy Orders

What did Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre think about the validity of the Novus Ordo rites, which he said did not come from the Church? Could they confer valid holy orders?
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Editors’ Notes
This is a significantly expanded version of a previous essay, bringing more data and focus to the matter of the reformed rites of ordination (i.e., Novus Ordo Holy Orders.)
It is the third part of a series on Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and the reformed rites of the sacraments.
In the first part, we discussed Lefebvre’s attitude towards the rite of confirmation reformed following Vatican II. We saw that in explaining his pastoral practice, he explicitly recognised the legitimacy of doubt about the reformed rite itself, and was prepared to act outside of the ordinary way in order to give the faithful certainty and …