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To: NYer
This story is a bit strange. There is a much bigger problem in the reception of Summorum Pontificum, and it is not from traditionalists.

There is still a de facto ban on the Extraordinary Form in most dioceses. Even when a priest knows how to offer this form of the Mass, he is often prevented from doing so through unlawful "tests" which bishops have imposed, or through simple intimidation.

There needs to be a lot more generosity on the part of bishops before I will believe that a few cranks who complain on blogs no one reads is some sort of crisis.

4 posted on 09/16/2008 4:38:35 PM PDT by B Knotts (Calvin Coolidge Republican)
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To: B Knotts

The fact that some bishops are dragging their feet on implementing the motu proprio doesn’t justify the demands of the traditionalists to whom Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Castrillon were referring. These people aren’t going to be satisfied unless the Church repudiates the newer form of the Roman Rite and their unreasonable demands and bad behavior give ammunition to bishops who are unhappy with the motu proprio.


22 posted on 09/17/2008 5:04:14 AM PDT by steadfastconservative
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To: B Knotts
This story is a bit strange. There is a much bigger problem in the reception of Summorum Pontificum, and it is not from traditionalists.

I agree. However, the story is from CNS, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the USCCB, and I believe I recognize the writer as one unsympathetic to the TLM. Also, it wasn't clear from the report that it reflected the whole talk or even (I have a suspicious mind when it comes to CNS/USCCB) if the Cardinal spoke those words spontaneously or was goaded into it by a question.

24 posted on 09/17/2008 5:56:34 AM PDT by maryz
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