Saturday, 30 June 2007
Points from Motu Proprio
If you are looking for some information about the Motu Proprio in advance of its publication, Fr Z has a summary of points from an article by Andrea Tornielli in Il Giornale. As Fr Z highlights, the permission is expected to extend not only to the old rite of Mass but also the older rites of all the sacraments.
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Will that include the old form of the Breviary ?
I haven't seen any indication of this - we will have to wait and see the text. But if the Mass and the sacraments are allowed in the old rite, I don't think there is going to be much of a quibble if priests want to say the old breviary.
Fr Tim - I have seen the details of the MP and I'm afraid that it is unremarkable. As Reggie Foster predicted, Benedict has avoided controversy following his problems a year ago.
This MP is a huge mistake and with Westminster and New York both open he should have placed sympathisers in those sees first before moving. The latter of those two is not too difficult a problem but England is a nightmare!
This has been badly handled and looks like a defeat for the Holy Father. He should have issued a low key statement a year ago then waited. Positioned his sympathisers in key sees (although where such a person exists in England I simply don't know!) then gone for the MP.
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