Posted on 07/29/2026 4:11:08 PM PDT by ebb tide
The bishop of the Diocese of Pilsen in the Czech Republic stated in a recent article that the Synodal Church needs an adequate liturgy that can “only” be the Novus Ordo Missae.
Tomáš Holub, a heterodox bishop who has endorsed Amoris Laetitia and announced that he would give Holy Communion to the divorced and remarried, shared his vision of synodality on the blog of the liturgist and professor Andrea Grill.
According to the Polish outlet Polonia Christiana, Holub argued that modern evangelization needs “current theology.” Synodality, which is “rooted” in Vatican II changes, must be a tool of evangelization. And this modern Church needs “an adequate liturgy” that “can only be (the) Novus Ordo Missae.”
Holub claimed that “old tools” of evangelization “do not meet the needs of today’s people,” and in order to fill this gap, he convened a synod.
He suggested that the synod fundamentally changed the role of laypeople in the Church.
The people of God “became the protagonist, not just the recipient of the services; a people composed of clergy and laymen, men and women, united without distinction in common baptism,” Holub said. According to the prelate, synodality “is not just a communication technique but a way of living by faith.”
“It is not about convening a synod but about becoming a synod to imitate Jesus and become His disciples,” he added.
He went on to articulate a heterodox conception of the liturgy, claiming that the “synodal mentality” shows that liturgical activities do not concern the individual and are not an end in themselves but are the source and the peak of unity, as if “unity” was the purpose of the Mass. The Mass is ordered primarily toward God as the unbloody sacrifice and offering of Christ to God the Father.
“The Eucharistic celebration must be the culmination of local church life, a celebration expressing all the dynamism and unity of the assembled people,” Holub said. According to the bishop, it is the Novus Ordo that allows the integration of synodality in the liturgy, whereas the synodal experience of Catholicism would be “very difficult” during the Traditional Latin Mass.
The Latin Mass “no longer meets today’s needs,” he added.
He went on to stress the importance of Vatican II to the “synodal” liturgy and seemed to endorse an inversion of the hierarchical structure of the Church by claiming Vatican II’s vision was of a Church founded on the laity, not priests.
“The strand connecting synodality and liturgical action is precisely the vision of the Church promoted by the Second Vatican Council, the Church based on the congregation, not on the clergy, the Church of ministries, the community Church, which testifies to its unity and celebrates it,” Holub wrote.
Catholics who attend the Traditional Latin Mass, on the other hand, “convince themselves of the correctness of the ecclesiological vision proposed by these rites,” continued Holub, as if the Church must repudiate the ecclesiology it has held for centuries.
The old Mass, according to Holub, “causes cracks,” leads to suspicions of the “reform” and results in “distrust of the Church.” A “benevolent and at the same time firm attitude” should be expressed toward such Catholics through the “implementation of the process of accompaniment, formation and synodal support.”
It should begin with “the undisputed common theological platform, the Second Vatican Council, as an expression of the true Magisterium,” Holub asserted. His description of Vatican II as an “undisputed common theological platform” is at odds with the council’s marked controversy, elicited by passages that orthodox Catholics criticize for giving the impression of error.
Holub was appointed bishop of Pilsen in February 2016 by Pope Francis and ordained two months later. He previously served as the Secretary General of the Czech Bishop Conference.
What in the world is this attack on Latin Mass?
As far as I’m concerned, it is a dead giveaway who HATES this Church!
I’ve been hearing the word “Synodal” for 10 years and still do not know what it means.
The Latin Mass “no longer meets today’s needs,” he added.Went to 1962 Missal Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, Maine. That Mass most assuredly met the needs of some of the most devout parishioners I have ever seen, including young children.
I’m only compatible with the Latin Mass.
Synodal means relating to a synod, an official meeting of church leaders. It describes a style of church leadership focused on listening, shared participation, and journeying together
Now, I wonder just how many people CARE?
Zero
How is the” synodal “ church compatible with the Catholic Church?
If you can go to ONLY Latin Masses you live in a wonderful town. I have a missal with the Latin on the left pages and the English on the right pages.
Pax vobiscum.
Nobody gives a crap about the “Synodal Church” whatever the hell that crap is. It sounds like a bunch of faggots and commies making shit up.
Apparently, the grassroots are only supposed to promote what they're told to. And then the sheep come out chanting "vernacular good, Latin bad" like the sheep in Animal Farm.
And for 1900 years the Church didn't listen, share or journey together?
I wish more Catholics talked like this.
Nearly all the Catholics I know are effeminate spineless goobers who don't want to give offense, and want to be "nice," because Jesus supposedly was "nice."
Latin masses are ancient history. Went daily in high school and weekly in college. We had to take Latin classes too.
Not going to tell you how many decades ago that was, but you probably know.
Don’t think I’ll go to any of this new pope’s masses either.
When my moved here 17 years ago, my first friend was Nancy and she took me to her church, the 7th Day Adventists. Best church experience ever. She died and I don’t have a car any more, but they do have a couple of TV channels I watch daily.
FIRST time I ever saw Jesus smiling. Monumental for me. God was there to punish me according to my mom. “you’re going to hell f you don’t obey me.”
Not going to tell you how many decades ago that was, but you probably know.
Lol. I can probably get fairly close to your age.
Don’t think I’ll go to any of this new pope’s masses either.
I like the new pope.
He's from Chicago and someone asked him who he preferred: the Cubs or the White Sox. He said: "White Sox."
NOW, how many popes in the entire Catholic Church's history would THAT be germane to? Lol.
When my moved here 17 years ago, my first friend was Nancy and she took me to her church, the 7th Day Adventists. Best church experience ever. She died and I don’t have a car any more, but they do have a couple of TV channels I watch daily.
From the Internet:
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by Saturday Sabbath observance, the imminent Second Coming of Jesus, and a strong emphasis on health and wholeness. Officially established in 1863 out of the 19th-century Millerite movement, the church now has over 20 million members worldwide.
Do you still attend those services? Just curious; don't mean to pry.
FIRST time I ever saw Jesus smiling. Monumental for me. God was there to punish me according to my mom. “you’re going to hell f you don’t obey me.”
Your mother was in error. Jesus loved us so much that He died a HORRIBLE death on the CROSS for us.
THAT is love.
Mother Angelica started a television station for Catholics. It comes from Irondale, Alabama, I think. There is daily Mass on television because of her. She's passed away now. I think the first show was in 1981 or so. EWTN, Eternal Word Television Network.
You can "Google" all about her and EWTN.
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