[Catholic Caucus] ‘Brutal intolerance’: Cdl. Müller condemns Pope Francis’ latest attack on Traditional Latin Mass

LifeSite News ^ | March 11, 2023 | David McLoone

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[Catholic Caucus] ‘Brutal intolerance’: Cdl. Müller condemns Pope Francis’ latest attack on Traditional Latin Mass

German Cardinal Gerhard Müller joins a chorus of voices defending the Church’s liturgical tradition against the Pope's continued crackdown.

German Cardinal Gerhard Müller has condemned the Vatican’s recently approved Rescript further restricting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM).

In comments to Spanish Catholic news outlet InfoVaticana, Müller, a former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, denounced Cardinal Arthur Roche’s centralization of power over the celebration of the TLM.

“Pope Benedict overcame the tensions that had arisen in a theologically competent and pastorally sensitive manner by distinguishing between the ordinary and extraordinary forms of the Latin rite,” said Cardinal Müller, and described Francis’ decision to restrict the Traditional Mass as “brutal intolerance” against those who prefer the ancient use.

With the Rescript having received papal assent last month, permission to celebrate Mass according to the 1962 Missale Romanum has been restricted to non-parish buildings, and this concession can be sought only from the Congregation (now Dicastery) for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, which Roche leads.

Commenting on the renewed effort to centralize power over the liturgy, Müller argued that the requirement of absolute obedience to ecclesiastical authority in such matters is “pastorally self-defeating” and “a frightful example of theological incompetence to distinguish between the […] substance of the sacrament and the richness of forms of liturgical rites.”

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Commenting on the renewed effort to centralize power over the liturgy, Müller argued that the requirement of absolute obedience to ecclesiastical authority in such matters is “pastorally self-defeating” and “a frightful example of theological incompetence to distinguish between the […] substance of the sacrament and the richness of forms of liturgical rites.”

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Ping

[dangus]

Muller used to be thought of as a CINO loosey-goosey type. When you have a cardinal like him angrily denouncing a Pope, you know the Pope is demonspawn.

[Brian Griffin]

I suspect many parishioners find Latin mass soul-soothing.

The church should try to provide such masses in so much as staffing allows.

[Montana_Sam]

There’s a story making the rounds that Pope Francis fancied himself as a ‘communist’.
If that is true, then his propensity for dictatorial edicts is in keeping.
He seems to be a ‘small mind; small tent’ kind of guy. And he has surrounded himself with advisors who seem as venal and totalitarian.
Wonder what St. Peter thinks about this joker?

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[irishjuggler]

“Muller used to be thought of as a CINO loosey-goosey type.”

Indeed. I remember when B16 promoted Mueller back in the day there were also sorts of internet voices denouncing him as a squishy moderate. That he now seems like a champion of conservatism shows how far the needle has moved to the left under Bergoglio.