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To: JoeFromSidney
Unfortunately, in the Cincinnati Archdiocese, our beloved Archbishop has decreed that no priest may offer the Tridentine Mass in Latin unless he first passes a test in Latin.

Wow ... that's going to extremes. But we all saw this coming and need to continue the pursuit through fasting and prayer for our bishops. God's will be done.

9 posted on 10/29/2007 4:20:31 PM PDT by NYer ("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
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To: NYer; JoeFromSidney

Does the Archbishop’s decree apply to the Mass of Paul VI as well? As far as I know, there is no universal prohibition against celebrating it in Latin.

It looks like some interested priests (at least, the diocesan ones) who were ordained after Vatican II might find themselves facing a Catch-22. They may request time and money from their respective dioceses for Latin classes in order to pass this test, and then have their requests refused.

Prior to Vatican II, lack of knowledge of Latin was not even an issue for seminarians and priests.


10 posted on 10/30/2007 10:11:21 AM PDT by Ebenezer (Strength and Honor!)
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