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Posted on 01/15/2026 6:06:33 PM PST by ebb tide
Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said he proposed the promulgation of an apostolic constitution to regulate the coexistence of the traditional Latin Mass and the post-conciliar Roman rite to Pope Leo XIV.
On January 14, Schneider, auxiliary bishop of Astana in Kazakhstan, stated in an interview published by the Cofraternity of Our Lady of Fatima that he personally suggested to Pope Leo the issuance of an apostolic constitution to establish a stable legal framework for the traditional Latin Mass, with the aim of overcoming restrictions introduced by Pope Francis’ 2021 motu proprio Traditionis custodes and ensuring peaceful coexistence between the two uses of the Roman Rite.
“I would suggest and I’ve made the Holy Father the proposal, when I met him, to do a more solemn document than a motu proprio,” Schneider said. “Benedict XVI did a motu proprio and Francis did an anti-motu proprio. So, I think it would not be so fitting to do again an anti-motu proprio against Francis, but simply a more solemn document.”
In the interview, conducted by Christopher P. Wendt, Schneider argued that a document of greater juridical and magisterial weight would be more suitable to establish long-term clarity and stability in liturgical law.
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According to Schneider, an apostolic constitution promulgated by the Pope would stand “above” a motu proprio in the hierarchy of pontifical legislation and could therefore introduce a new legal framework governing the celebration of the Roman Rite.
The stated purpose of such a document would be what he described as a “solemn regularization” of the traditional Latin Mass, guaranteeing full freedom for its celebration and ensuring what he called a “peaceful coexistence” between the traditional liturgy and the post-conciliar form, without limitations or impediments.
A central aspect of Schneider’s argument concerns the authority of diocesan bishops. He maintained that, if the Pope were to establish this framework through a binding pontifical law, bishops would no longer be able to prohibit or restrict the celebration of the Traditional liturgy when a priest wishes to celebrate it legitimately. In the interview, Schneider framed this point as both juridical and pastoral, arguing that such a law would clearly delimit episcopal authority in this matter.
Schneider further proposed a change in the way the two forms of the Roman Rite are described. Moving beyond the terminology introduced by Pope Benedict XVI in Summorum Pontificum, which referred to an “ordinary” and an “extraordinary” form, Schneider argued that both should instead be recognized as ordinary forms of the Roman Rite. According to his explanation, this change in terminology would underscore the existence of a stable right for priests and faithful to celebrate and attend the Traditional Latin Mass.
He presented this linguistic and juridical adjustment as a means of reinforcing equality between the two forms and of preventing future interpretations that could marginalize the Traditional liturgy by treating it as an exception or concession.
“A bishop cannot forbid the Novus Ordo. So, the same principle should be done, that a bishop cannot limit or forbid the Traditional form. If this would be established by a pontifical document, a bishop would no longer have the right to do any restriction to the Vetus Ordo Mass,” Schneider stated.
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In the broader effort to restore a liturgical peace under Pope Leo XIV, and amid attempts by Cardinal Arthur Roche – prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and widely regarded as the principal architect of Traditionis custodes – to reaffirm and defend that motu proprio during the extraordinary consistory of January 2026, Schneider’s proposal has emerged alongside other concrete initiatives aimed at resolving the dispute.
Among these is a proposal submitted by Father Louis-Marie de Blignières, founder of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer, which calls for the erection of a dedicated ecclesiastical jurisdiction – such as a personal apostolic administration or ordinariate – for faithful attached to the Vetus Ordo Mass, drawing on historical precedents from 1988 onward and existing canonical structures like the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney in Brazil. Together, these proposals reflect parallel efforts within the Church to seek a stable juridical framework capable of addressing the tensions that have persisted since the promulgation of Traditionis custodes in 2021.
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“A bishop cannot forbid the Novus Ordo. So, the same principle should be done, that a bishop cannot limit or forbid the Traditional form. If this would be established by a pontifical document, a bishop would no longer have the right to do any restriction to the Vetus Ordo Mass,” Schneider stated.
We still have a few, good bishops.
“Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said he proposed the promulgation of an apostolic constitution to regulate the coexistence of the traditional Latin Mass and the post-conciliar Roman rite to Pope Leo XIV.” I think me and him could get along.
Bishop Schneider is very good. He has regular lectures on catechesis
All prelates are under duress. None may say what everyone knows, which is that the second Vatican Council was an unmitigated disaster and must be condemned, its documents burned to ash, never to be published or cited ever again.
The “post-conciliar” liturgy must also be burned to ash. The stakes are too great to allow it to be retained alongside the timeless Mass of the Ages.
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