[Catholic Caucus] Traditional Catholic Institutes to Discuss ‘Traditionis Custodes’ Amid Talk of Visitations

National Catholic Register ^ | August 26, 2021 | Edward Pentin

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[Catholic Caucus] Traditional Catholic Institutes to Discuss ‘Traditionis Custodes’ Amid Talk of Visitations

The head of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter said the meeting would be to ‘exchange points of view and to see what we can do together’ ahead of any future possible restrictions imposed by the Vatican.

Archbishop Ganswein celebrating Mass in the Extraordinary Form in Rome, 2017. (photo: Edward Pentin)

Edward Pentin

Vatican

August 26, 2021

VATICAN CITY — Superior generals of apostolic institutes that exclusively celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the traditional form of the Roman rite plan to meet next week to discuss Pope Francis’ new decree limiting the older use of the sacred liturgy. The meeting follows the release in July of Traditionis Custodes (Guardians of the Tradition), Francis’ apostolic letter issued motu proprio that limits celebration of the older form of the Latin rite.

Father Andrzej Komorowski, superior general of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), said the superiors were gathering “to exchange points of view and to see what we can do together.” He added that the idea came from the local superiors of traditional institutes in France soon after the publication of Traditionis Custodes. 

While there has been speculation over further Vatican restrictions on the institutes, Father Komorowski stressed next week’s planned discussion was not based on the unconfirmed reports, but added that these have made the meeting “more urgent and may have even accelerated it.” 

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Pope Francis’ motu proprio came at a time when traditional institutes have shown significant growth over the past two decades, bucking the trend of the wider Church with a steadily increasing number of vocations and growing Mass attendance.

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