[gbcdoj]

He's simply reminding his priests to avoid sinning by breaking the law of the Church. Disobedience to the commands of a superior (e.g. the Congregation for Divine Worship) is, after all, a mortal sin according to the Angelic Doctor (ST II-II, 105 a. 1).

The only causes for consternation here should be that he did not condemn it before, that his brother bishops allow the abuse, and that priests think they can disobey with impunity the lawful directives of the Apostolic See and the instructions of their bishop.

The centurion understood how things ought to work in the Church: "For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it". If a superior commands anything which is morally licit and within the superior's sphere of authority, it should be done (ST II-II, 104 a. 5).

As Mr. O'Farrell said, the Church is not a democracy.

[sinkspur]

Disobedience to the commands of a superior (e.g. the Congregation for Divine Worship) is, after all, a mortal sin according to the Angelic Doctor

Hell for washing the feet of women in an optional ceremony?

OOOOOKAAAAAA.