Ruth Slenczynska & “Traditionis Custodes”
Bishop Arthur Roche recently sent out puzzling instructions which encourage “Ordinary Form” Catholics to ostracize and belittle those who prefer the Traditional Mass.
“Is it not true that prohibiting or suspecting the extraordinary form can only be inspired by the demon who desires our suffocation and spiritual death?” —The Vatican’s chief liturgist from 2014-2021; interview with Edw. Pentin (23-Sep-2019)
Bishop Arthur Roche recently sent out puzzling instructions which encourage “Ordinary Form” Catholics to ostracize and belittle those who prefer the Traditional Mass.
These problematic assertions by Bishop Stowe will have to be withdrawn at some point.
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“As a pastor of souls, I wince at this sort of language directed at good Catholics…” —Monsignor Charles Pope
Archbishop Roche says the ‘true’ parishioners are supposed to make it clear the EF people are lowest on the totem pole.
“The Extraordinary Form is another expression (older than the 1969 Missal) and is a valid expression of the Church’s liturgy.” —Arthur Roche
Louis Bouyer—the priest chosen to compose “Eucharistic Prayer II”—condemned the liturgical reforms when he saw the results.
Cardinal Antonelli: “I have the impression that much has been conceded to the Protestant mentality, especially in matters regarding the sacraments.”
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A USCCB statement: singing psalms at Mass “may create problems” … ?
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No sane person would claim that tunes by Marty Haugen, David Haas, or Rory Cooney constitute polyphony.
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Early in his pontificate, Pope Francis insisted that others correct him “when he gets off course…”
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We’re still reeling from what “Traditionis Custodes” will mean for the life we’ve built.
Is backroom bowdlerization of Sacred Scripture truly irreversible?
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“Accepting Vatican II” seems to mean deliberately contradicting the actual documents of Vatican II.
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“We beg for a humane, personal, trusting dialogue, far from ideologies or the coldness of administrative decrees.”
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A bizarre 1976 letter seeks “priest hunters” in the diocese of Fresno.
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