“Many of the nominally still highly institutionalized and centralized (‘liturgy-centered’) rituals may now have been transformed, in part or entirely, into ‘performance-centered rituals.’” Diotallevi wrote. “For Catholic liturgies, a push in this direction may also have come from the progressive spectacularization of Vatican liturgies that has occurred over the past three pontificates, from the substantial deregulation of increasingly large sectors of ‘Catholic’ liturgical offerings, as well as from many of the solutions adopted by clergy during the lockdowns that have recently taken place to counter the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.”
The public liturgical abuses that Italy has seen in recent include a Mass sacrilegiously offered on a surf board, in the water, at the beach, with the priest bare-chested, an outrage that prompted local civil authorities to consider charging the priest with the crime of a public offense against religion. Another priest offered Mass at a park in a rainbow “pride” stole and a skin-tight cycling outfit, and joked when hosts were blown by the wind onto the ground after the consecration.
All of the above are fruits of VC II (the "New Pentecost") and the font of all of Bergoglio's heresies, innovations and Sin-Nods.
Ping
Marxism is having its effect.
Relocate Vatican City to Onitsha, Nigeria.
We were told the only way for the Catholic Church to attract young people was to get a Marxist Pope.
Is it possible we were misled?
Satan at his best.
“Italy faces catastrophic collapse of Catholic faith as Mass attendance falls to 10% or below”
When the Neocons start causing nuclear detonations regarding Ukraine, I suspect that there will be better attendance at these churches.
The faithful core will prevail, doesn’t matter how many or what percent.
I’m going to be in Italy later this year. I only go to the TLM (aside from the weddings/funerals/confirmations of family & friends), so I won’t be able to gauge Novus Ordo participation. But it’ll be interesting to see if Italy’s TLM communities are as vibrant and growing as they are here in the U.S. and in France & Britain. Based what I’ve heard, my expectations are low, as many of the Italian bishops have been notoriously hostile to the old rite. Still, the great irony of the situation is that wherever the Novus Ordo’s collapse is accelerating, the faithful remnant at the TLM becomes increasingly important.
Maybe the priest shouldn’t bite visitors.
Yep. That’ll do it.
Could it be that the current pope has contributed to the abandonment of the faith?
Because garbage from Pope and DDF. What a surprise.