Tag Motu Proprio
Did you hear the news about the petition in England regarding the Traditional Latin Mass? Well, a number of notables and quotables from across the political spectrum – “humbly requests” that the bishops make traditional Masses widely available to the… Continue Reading →
Bishop Richard Williamson has persistently been the most hard line of the leadership of the SSPX. Over the past days there has been much talk about the pre-conditions set by Rome for some sort of gesture toward the SSPX seeking… Continue Reading →
Some good news for the Extraordinary Form on Long Island. On June 15, 2008 at St. Agnes Cathedral the Most Reverend William Murphy, Bishop of Rockville Centre, will confer the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the Traditional Form. Further, Bishop… Continue Reading →
Let’s meet the Most Rev. Roger L. Schwietz, OMI, Archbishop of Anchorage Alaska. Bio: Archbishop Schweitz was member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate since his first profession of vows on August 15, 1961, Archbishop Schwietz was born in… Continue Reading →
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf has obtained a letter from the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei in response to a dubia. This response contains some very interesting hints of things to come in the forthcoming clarifying document. Damian Thompson expresses his particular brand… Continue Reading →
The refusal of Cardinals, Bishops, Priest and Laity to listen to the Church has a cost. Taken Cardinal Murphy O Connor’s public stand against Pope Benedict’s Motu Proprio. The Pope asked for the liberalization of the Latin Mass. And among… Continue Reading →
Fr. James Martin of the magazine America has been swamped by comments on his piece on the Latin Mass. But he remains curiously unimpressed by it. So unimpressed in fact that he’s concluded that it’s not the people who really… Continue Reading →
In San Francisco, Archbishop George H. Niederauer, has recently issued his own norms for the celebration of the Extraordinary form of the Roman Rite. This has been the favorite maneuver of those Bishops not favorably disposed toward the classical liturgy…. Continue Reading →
Some may ask, what was the purpose of the recent Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum? There certainly has been no groundswell for the Traditional Latin Mass. Sure it is now available more and that is a good thing, but will it… Continue Reading →
In a move that I think should be applauded by the traditional minded, Bishop Renato Corti of Novara, Itay, has suspended 3 priests who refused to celebrate the “ordinary form” of the Mass on Sunday, according to the newspaper La… Continue Reading →