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Pope, in interview, laments ‘rigidity’ of youth who prefer Latin Mass [Catholic Caucus]
Catholic World News ^ | November 11, 2016

Posted on 11/11/2016 8:13:53 AM PST by ebb tide

Cardinal-designate Blase Cupich of Chicago joined Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, as a presenter at a Vatican press conference on the publication of Nei tuoi occhi è la mia parola (“In Your Eyes Are My Word”).

The book is the first unabridged collection of the future Pope Francis’s homilies and addresses from 1999 to 2013, when he served as archbishop of Buenos Aires.

Other presenters at the press conference included Father Arturo Sosa, the new superior general of the Society of Jesus, and Father Federico Lombardi, the former director of the Holy See Press Office.

The book also includes a new interview with Father Antonio Spadaro, editor-in-chief of Civiltà Cattolica. During the interview, the Pope spoke about the importance of listening to others, as well as his method of preparation for his daily Mass homilies.

He also discussed the sacred liturgy. Crux reported:

Asked about the liturgy, Pope Francis insisted the Mass reformed after the Second Vatican Council is here to stay and “to speak of a ‘reform of the reform’ is an error.”

In authorizing regular use of the older Mass, now referred to as the “extraordinary form,” now-retired Pope Benedict XVI was “magnanimous” toward those attached to the old liturgy, he said. “But it is an exception.”

Pope Francis told Father Spadaro he wonders why some young people, who were not raised with the old Latin Mass, nevertheless prefer it.

“And I ask myself: Why so much rigidity? Dig, dig, this rigidity always hides something, insecurity or even something else. Rigidity is defensive. True love is not rigid.”


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To: ealgeone

Mass does not have to be in Latin and, in fact, has generally not been so since the Vatican II council in the early 1960’s.

The current position of the Church is that Mass should be said in the local language of the people so that it can be understood. Seems incredibly rational to me.

Some older Catholics who remember the Latin Mass are nostalgic for it and find it a comfort. There is one Parish here that says them regularly. I don’t know who these “rigid young Catholics” are that they say demand a Latin Mass. Most people I know who attend them are over 60.

I never learned Latin, so as a Catholic a Mass in that language would be pretty pointless to me.


21 posted on 11/11/2016 8:50:05 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: ebb tide

I think the Pope misunderstands much, and this is just another example.

One of the attractions of the Latin Mass is its otherworldliness, which is like a tonic in our very profane culture.


22 posted on 11/11/2016 8:55:06 AM PST by independentmind
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To: ealgeone

It doesn’t, but in the West it has been said in Latin for centuries. For the same reason, at the colleges in England, grace before meals and some debates are carried on it Latin. Latin is the mother tongue of the West, and it could be understood across Europe. It allowed people from Hungary to Ireland and from North Africa to Scandinavia to follow the most important activity of their week. (It is untrue that people of the Middle Ages were stupid. While many might have been unschooled, most spoke and understood more than one language, and Latin was one they heard and, due to its inheritance from the Roman people, appreciated.) I studied Latin, and I miss the language at Mass.


23 posted on 11/11/2016 8:58:40 AM PST by Dr. Morrall
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To: ebb tide

This is the first Pope who reminds me of Norm Crosby.


24 posted on 11/11/2016 9:00:59 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: ealgeone

It’s universal. One language for everyone. The Mass is not a difficult text. I knew it in Latin back and forth as a child.


25 posted on 11/11/2016 9:02:11 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: ebb tide

Catholic Caucus thread. Don’t engage the non-Catholic on the thread. Send them a private message instead.


26 posted on 11/11/2016 9:02:58 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: tiki

I agree: St. Michael the Archangel.


27 posted on 11/11/2016 9:03:36 AM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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To: ealgeone
As a point of inquiry only: why does the Mass have to be in Latin? Just curious. No debate intended.

Speaking as someone who goes to the Latin Mass almost exclusively, I'd answer (perhaps surprisingly) that actually the Mass *doesn't* have to be in Latin. The issue is much deeper than that.

When they switched the Mass from Latin to English they also completely revised the liturgical books. The Mass changed so much between 1962 and 1970 that they essentially created a completely new liturgy with new texts, new postures, new folksy music instead of chant, etc....quite aside from the translation.

Many of us that have come to be dissatisfied with the 1970 liturgy have asked for (and received) permission to go back to the 1962 books, which was still in Latin. We find it more reverent, more conducive to prayer, and generally more true to Catholic doctrine. And many of us love the Latin language too, no doubt about that. :)

That said, if an English version of the traditional liturgy were available, I would be quite happy. When they created the Anglican Ordinariates we actually got something like that. I do attend those Masses on occasion and find them vastly superior to the 1970 English Mass. Anglicans have been *much* better than we have about making English sound beautiful and reverent.

Also, since some of the greatest liturgical texts have been written in Latin and attracted the interests of great composers (Dies Irae, Mass settings, etc.) it seems really myopic to completely sever that connection. We have 1500 years of beautiful Latin music and compositions....why throw those out?

28 posted on 11/11/2016 9:05:02 AM PST by Claud
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To: ealgeone
You say that you are seeking information and I will answer in that spirit. Holy Mass is the penultimate worship of Holy God. As the Church grew the largest language group spoke Latin, that is not to say that other liturgical languages did not exist, in fact they still do. But the majority had Latin and so the development was organic.

Once the Church spread, a universal language and form was kept to preserve the worship of the Apostles, doctrinal purity, and to keep the clergy from making themselves the center of attention as human beings are wont to do.

A universal language also undid the punishment of Babel.

29 posted on 11/11/2016 9:05:15 AM PST by pbear8 (the Lord is my light and my salvation)
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To: miss marmelstein
It’s universal. One language for everyone.

Spoken by almost no one. Why not Esperanto?


30 posted on 11/11/2016 9:05:16 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: ealgeone
It is the way (pretty much word for word) Mass was said thousands of years ago.

Parts of the Canon (Consecration) are the holiest parts of the Mass and the translations are not as good as the Latin in conveying the prayer.

Latin is harder to hide ambiguity in.

Love for the Latin Mass encourages contemplation, thinking, quiet, sincere worship.

Latin is a reaction to the back-slapping, high-fiving hipsterism of Vatican 2 reforms, many of which encouraged abuses of the Mass.

31 posted on 11/11/2016 9:11:11 AM PST by caddie
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To: ealgeone
I understand this, and I appreciate the appropriateness of your question and the fact that you are not "debating.".

You may have to get a better perspective from another Catholic FReeper. Myself, I highly value the Latin Mass --- and sing in my parish's little bitty Latin schola because I love its sheer beauty, its obeisance to the Great King expressed in every gesture, as well as its strong sense of centuries-and-continents-spanning continuity.

I like to tell my Trad friends I love the TLM because that's the Mass that brought Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day into the Church. (You may not get what I'm saying here, but it's a wink-nudge.)

Nevertheless, the Mass does not "have" to be in Latin, and in acme Catholic Churches has never or rarely been in Latin since the time of the Apostles. Remember there is mote the Catholic Church than the Latin Rite.


32 posted on 11/11/2016 9:12:48 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o (That old-time religion: "It was good enough for Athanasius, and it's good enough for me.")
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To: ebb tide

I admit I’m not Catholic, and I don’t understand worship that I can’t... well, understand.

Having said that, traditional worship is traditional for a reason. And that’s because it’s tried and tested, and it works!


33 posted on 11/11/2016 9:15:06 AM PST by Luircin (Dancing in the streets! Time to DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
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To: golas1964
This is indeed a strikingly valuable characteristic of the Latin Church, and yet...

See #32

34 posted on 11/11/2016 9:17:38 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o (That old-time religion: "It was good enough for Athanasius, and it's good enough for me.")
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To: Luircin
"I admit I’m not Catholic, . . ."

That's Ok, there's really no such thing as a Catholic Caucus thread and no such thing as a rule against personal attacks, either. (Not that I'm accusing you of making a personal attack, just making a point with regard to there being rules and then there being "rules")

35 posted on 11/11/2016 9:20:39 AM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: ealgeone
"Some" churches, not "acme" churches.

Sheesh.

My Auto-Correct is on occasion possessed by --- well, little demons, but demons.

36 posted on 11/11/2016 9:22:58 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o (That old-time religion: "It was good enough for Athanasius, and it's good enough for me.")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I’m sure the Pope would love an Esperanto Mass as well as one in Ebonics.

Latin was used, brilliantly, across the entire world so that no matter where one visited or lived, an individual could understand it. Why this is so difficult for some post Vatican 2 Catholics to understand, is beyond me.

Of course, if the Pope is right, there are many young people who do get it and want the Latin Mass.


37 posted on 11/11/2016 9:25:36 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: miss marmelstein

” I knew it in Latin back and forth as a child.”

So, did I.


38 posted on 11/11/2016 9:31:41 AM PST by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
>> Most people I know who attend them are over 60.

I've been attending the Traditional Latin Mass for nearly 25 years, all over the country, and the attendees are predominantly under 50. And large families with numerous children.

>> I never learned Latin, so as a Catholic a Mass in that language would be pretty pointless to me.

I never learned Latin either, but I have zero problems following in the missal -- and I've actually picked up a fair amount of Latin just from faithfully attending Mass.

39 posted on 11/11/2016 9:34:34 AM PST by NewJerseyJoe (Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
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To: ebb tide

Hey, Dope, I think you have more important things to worry about like the slime invaders of Italy demanding that Italy builds mosques for them - you know the places they will use for armories and terror planning.

And if Italy doesn’t, they threaten to attack the Vatican. But maybe you won’t be home when they do.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3492824/posts


40 posted on 11/11/2016 9:36:44 AM PST by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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