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To: ebb tide
I have been removed as Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler. I was asked to meet with the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, and in that meeting I was read a list of the reasons I was being removed. I would make these reasons available to you if possible; however, I was not given a copy of this list at that time, and I have not been able as of yet to obtain a copy despite my requests.

More secrecy.

and of my not implementing the motu propoio Traditionis custodes

How sad.
Pope John Paul II allowed the TLM, and even set up the FSSP for that purpose: to train priests to celebrate it.
Pope Benedict XVI then lifted the excommunications of the SSPX and stated that the TLM was never abrogated.
Then along comes Pope Francis...

4 posted on 11/27/2023 3:54:19 PM PST by chud
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To: chud
Even Benedict’s statements on the Latin Mass in his own motu proprio suggest that he was completely oblivious to what has been happening among traditional Catholics. The language of his document painted a picture of traditionalists as a bunch of mostly old people who should be allowed to attend the TLM out of some sense of nostalgia, and that the TLM would eventually fade away with them. Apparently it never occurred to him (or anyone else in the Church hierarchy) that there has been a huge groundswell of support for the TLM among young Catholics.
6 posted on 11/27/2023 4:08:58 PM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: chud; Alberta's Child
Pope Benedict XVI then lifted the excommunications of the SSPX and stated that the TLM was never abrogated.

Anyone who lived through that time would tell you the claim that the Latin Mass wasn't "abrogated" is utter nonsense at best, and a falsification of history at worst.

"In conclusion, we wish to give the force of law to all that we have set forth concerning the new Roman Missal. In promulgating the official edition of the Roman Missal, Our predecessor, St. Pius V, presented it as an instrument of liturgical unity and as a witness to the purity of the worship the Church. While leaving room in the new Missal, according to the order of the Second Vatican Council, "for legitimate variations and adaptations," we hope nevertheless that the Missal will be received by the faithful as an instrument which bears witness to and which affirms the common unity of all. Thus, in the great diversity of languages, one unique prayer will rise as an acceptable offering to our Father in heaven, through our High-Priest Jesus Christ, in the Holy Spirit. We order that the prescriptions of this Constitution go into effect November 30th of this year, the first Sunday of Advent. We wish that these Our decrees and prescriptions may be firm and effective now and in the future, notwithstanding, to the extent necessary, the apostolic constitutions and ordinances issued by Our predecessors, and other prescriptions, even those deserving particular mention and derogation." - Paul VI, Missale Romanum, 1969

11 posted on 11/27/2023 9:19:38 PM PST by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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