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Pope Francis belittles devotion to the Latin Mass as a ‘nostalgic disease’ during Jesuit meetingIn Pope Francis’ latest attack on the traditional liturgy he argued that his Latin Mass restrictions were a response to the ‘danger’ of ‘indiestrism.’BUDAPEST, Hungary (LifeSiteNews) –– Pope Francis has once more issued strong criticisms of Catholics devoted to the traditional liturgy and practice of the Church, stating that the “incredible support for restorationism” is a “nostalgic disease.”The pope’s comments came as part of the private conversation he held with Jesuits in Hungary on April 29, as part of his now-customary meeting with Jesuits of the...

[Catholic Caucus] Good Luck: Francis to Rigorously Ban Roman Rite Priestly OrdinationsFrancis' looming document to further combat the Roman Liturgy contains an explicit "ban" on the administration of the sacraments and sacramentals according to the Pontificale Romanum, reports Summorum-Pontificum.de (4 February) with reference to Roman sources.This means that baptism, marriage, confirmation and priestly ordination may only be performed in the Novus Ordo. The publication date is 3 April, the Monday of Holy Week and anniversary of the Constitution Missale Romanum, with which Paul VI invented the failed Eucharist.The ban on priestly ordination also applies to Roman Rite communities, including the...

Although this has not yet been announced officially, the news has already been leaked: Tomorrow, July 17, the Archlayman of Chicago, ‘Cardinal’ Blase Cupich, will announce that the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP) will be shut down in Chicago effective August 1. The ICKSP is a Traditional Latin Mass community founded in 1990 that uses only the Roman Missal of 1962. It is one of the so-called “Ecclesia Dei communities”, meaning they have always been in full communion with the Vatican II Church and are operating on the basis of the indult granted by “Pope” John Paul...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis doubles down on restrictions of the Latin Mass in new letter'I do not see how it is possible to say that one recognizes the validity of the [Second Vatican] Council – though it amazes me that a Catholic might presume to do so – and at the same time not accept the liturgical reform born out of Sacrosanctum Concilium,' Pope Francis wrote.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis has released a new apostolic letter on the liturgy, reaffirming his restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass while promoting the reformed liturgy as “the unique expression of the lex...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis Attacks Liturgy In “Dead Language”Francis lamented on the feast of Epiphany about those whose religion he said was self-referential and encased in a “suit of armour”, “Have we been stuck all too long, nestled inside a conventional, external and formal religiosity that no longer warms our hearts and changes our lives?”And, “Do our words and our liturgies ignite in people's hearts a desire to move towards God, or are they a 'dead language' that speaks only of itself and to itself?”Talking about his self-referential Synod on Synods, he said that the task is “to journey together, to...

Is the Latin Mass a Safe Haven for Queer Catholics?Is the Latin Mass a safe haven for queer Catholics?This question, though not phrased so directly, arose in an essay recently published by the National Catholic Reporter. Written by Stephen Adubato, a New Jersey religion teacher, the piece, “Do you think everyone Latin Mass is an ideologue? You may be wrong,” explores why some communities of people are more drawn to the old rite (which Pope Francis just last weekend issued further restrictions on). The communities named include autistic people, leftist Millennials, deaf people–and gay Catholics, including, perhaps, Oscar Wilde.Wilde, the...

[Catholic Caucus] BREAKING: Vatican orders forced concelebrations, new restrictions on traditional Mass and sacramentsThe document released restricts the traditional celebration of the sacraments, hints at a future withdrawal of permission to celebrate the traditional Mass at all , and issues penalties for priests who will not concelebrate. Hence, in order to pursue the “progress” desired by Traditionis Custodes (TC), the Congregation ordered that it would “not grant permission to use the Rituale Romanum and the Pontificale Romanum which predate the liturgical reform,” since they have “been abrogated” under the terms of TC. Under these conditions, it remains unclear whether the...

The real reason Francis hates the Latin MassDear Friends: The bad news keeps rolling in out of the Eternal City, but we’re more determined than ever to keep the clans united and to keep the momentum going. Thank God, Francis Fatigue is in full swing even among many who are not Traditional Catholics. In this Remnant-Tv.com exclusive, I consider the question of why in the middle of global upheaval, apostasy, and pandemic, Francis is focusing his papal sights not a church wracked with apostasy, but rather on the small remnant of believers who wish simply to attend the Mass of...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican: Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica must be in Italian, not LatinLatin will only be permitted in the ‘fixed parts’ of the Mass, the ‘Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Pater and Agnus.’VATICAN CITY, June 30, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican has moved to ban Latin, the traditional language of the Catholic Church, from the celebration of most Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica.The traditional blog MessainLatino.it broke the news and posted a picture of a note sent by Msgr. Franco Camaldo, who wrote on behalf of the Cardinal Archpriest of the Vatican, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, O.F.M., who was appointed by Pope...