Francis to restrict Extraordinary Latin Mass form

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Francis to restrict Extraordinary Latin Mass form

Post by MarieT » Sun May 30, 2021 5:14 am

unbelievable....
...has anyone explained to him just what can and cannot be done by the Pope?......yes we know re the dubia etc...but at risk of excommunication i best digress...Cardinal Burke might have more to say about this...though last time he spoke out, we heard of the repercussions.....
Is Pope Francis Writing New Document to Restrict the Extraordinary Form?
The Holy Father reportedly told Italian bishops at a closed-door session of their plenary meeting on Monday that the document is in its third draft.
May 29, 2021
VATICAN CITY — A new Vatican document is allegedly being drafted that will restrict the celebration of Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, otherwise known as the Traditional Latin Mass.

On Tuesday, the Italian-language blog Messa in Latino reported that a “third draft of a text” has been reached “that contains restrictive measures regarding the celebration by Catholic priests of Mass in the Extraordinary Form.”

The blog reported (see English translation here) that Pope Francis allegedly disclosed the information about the document behind closed doors at the opening of the 74th general assembly of the Italian bishops’ conference in Rome on Pentecost Monday.

He reportedly told Italian bishops that the document would change Benedict XVI’s 2007 apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum that made the Extraordinary Form widely available.
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Our Latin Priest, was quite bewildered by this news and immediately sent out to all of us an email regarding it.
There is a clause in that blog re those who have been celebrating - to continue....but the vagueness is a worry....
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