[Alberta's Child]

The priests may not "need permission," but a bishop has every right to reassign a priest for whatever reason he sees fit.

The first priest who says a Latin mass in Los Angeles is going to find himself assigned to a "parish" in South Central LA with no church and no parishioners.

[ultima ratio]

Which was how they got the old Mass banned in the first place. It was never truly abrogated. Bishops just punished priests for sticking with the old rite.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

The priests may not "need permission," but a bishop has every right to reassign a priest for whatever reason he sees fit.

Under old Canon Law, the Bishop could not do this to Pastor's. That's how many pastors were able to stand their ground and not reform their parishes (like Fr. Baker and Fr. Kunz).