Earlier this month, I advertised the petition to Cardinal Schönborn which was organised by Gloria TV, asking him not to allow the "Western Mass" which had been celebrated for some years, replete with abuses and desecration of the liturgy.
Thankfully, His Eminence has in fact now stopped the Mass from going ahead. There is a form at the original petition site to send a message to the Cardinal to thank him. I think that it is a good idea to do so, if only to offer a demonstration of the feelings of ordinary Catholics.
Mundabor speculates that the Cardinal may have been put under pressure from the Holy See. That may well be so. It is unlikely that any such pressure would have been brought to bear without the campaign organised by Gloria TV. There is a lesson here. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a YouTube (or Gloria TV) video is worth quite a lot more. You could write several thousand words to Bishops and Vatican dicasteries and get nowhere, but a short video clip buzzing round the Catholic blogosphere can be an economic way for the laity to exercise their right under canon law to manifest their concerns to their pastors.
Old Mississippi Country Club of Austria has announced that they have now turned to the Old Catholic Church for a celebrant. I think that some Old Catholics may be embarrassed by this.
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The fact that they can now countenance a schismatic celebrant shews the true extent of their adherence to the true church and reinforces the wisdom of the ban.
Thanks for the mention, Father, which is a pleasure and a honour.
My motive in speculating that Rome might have a finger in this is that Gloria TV has given wide publicity to this mess also last year and, I assume, in the years before, but this didn't seem to move the Cardinal to a change of mind.
I fully agree with you on the power of images, or videos. Gloria TV's contribution of last year was entirely shocking.
Thanks again for the kind mention.
Mundabor
Excellent!
And July's Gay Pride Mass in London?
It is pleasing to see that the feelings of we 'grass roots' Catholics are sometimes noted and can affect the decisions of the hierarchy.
It is also comforting to see that so many people still love and care about the Mass and Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
AMDG
Oliver - indeed, that is a scandal.
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