[ninenot]

First time I ever saw obedience classified as a potential heresy.

For those of you who are of the ultra-trad persuasion, I post this so that you know what kind of crap we have to put up with here in Milwaukee.

Of course, a response has been formulated. Next post.

[RFT1]

Why did Abp. Dolan let this trash be printed?

[Unam Sanctam]

Say what's in red, and do what's in black. Heresy is more likely to result from an arrogant priest thinking that the liturgy of the Church is his own personal plaything to alter as hee sees fit. Long live rubricism!

[Lilllabettt]

These are things I as a bishop worry about

Now, surely the Bishop must know. He has much bigger problems. I understand that being nit-picky is not so good: sometimes its best to give over-worked Father a break, there IS a lot to remember, (even though it IS his job to remember.) But the benefit of the doubt can only be extended so far. And there are few things more destructive to the faith than a disobedient priest.

[B Knotts]

This is absurd. He completely misses the point of attention to the rubrics: i.e., that failure to follow the rubrics often allows, or even encourages, heretical ideas to flourish.

[RightWhale]

small red print, called "rubrics" (from the Latin word, ruber meaning "red

Red letters it is, but usually it is the big red letter at the top of the chapter.

[TotusTuus]

My God! A Bishop wrote this???

When does this cleric taste the fruits of a, ahem, well deserved retirement? Will you throw the party?

[johnb2004]

You can count on one hand the number of people guilty of rubricism. This bishop is way off and has an agenda. He wants to silence those who correctly find fault with the huge number of heterodox clergy and laity. He is arrogant to think he can fool everyone. I know what he is.