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[Catholic Caucus] Francis v. Sarah
Rorate Caeli ^ | October 23, 2017 | Kenneth J. Wolfe

Posted on 10/23/2017 3:32:55 PM PDT by ebb tide

Francis v. Sarah

Responses and comments -- or not -- by a pope are rarely accidental.  When four cardinals asked Pope Francis to clarify the pro-divorce language in Amoris Laetitia the questions have been ignored for so long that half of the cardinals have since died. The remaining two still look forward to an answer.

Yet when Francis has a mission, anything (or anyone) standing in its way gets dealt with by the most humble, charitable and non-judgmental pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

The most recent example is Magnum Principium, his motu proprio to toss translations of the novus ordo into the hands of bishops conferences instead of under the authority of the Apostolic See. Apparently "and with your spirit" is too difficult for the average Catholic to comprehend, and "in order that the renewal of the whole liturgical life might continue" translations of the novus ordo will vary country to country, without concern someone at the Vatican could veto "and also with you" as an English translation of "et cum spiritu tuo". Back to the 1970s goeth the novus ordo.

Robert Cardinal Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, authored commentary on the motu proprio, attempting to interpret the pope's liberalization as a limited action, where the traditional-leaning cardinal's office would essentially retain control of liturgical translations.  Just days later, Pope Francis made it known that Cardinal Sarah's power will indeed be usurped, going so far as to tell Sarah to update everyone he has communicated with regarding the will of Francis.

Now that Pope Francis is very interested in liturgical law, Rorate is standing by for any such reprimands to prelates who have ignored more serious directives on the Mass.  Until then, one is free to fulfill the Sunday obligation at 2:30 on a Saturday at a cathedral, or wear anything one pleases with zero fear of reprimand to offer what used to be known as a pontifical Mass.

Like so many other actions during this pontificate, the Francis Effect will continue to be great for business at the local traditional Latin Mass parish.


TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Worship
KEYWORDS: francischurch; novusordo

I say this because it is my Church!


I say this because it is my dictatorship!


A picture is worth a thousand words.

1 posted on 10/23/2017 3:32:56 PM PDT by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide
Tambourines, guitars, and felt banners, oh my!

As Kenneth Wolfe himself pointed out, “It is amazing that Vatican II was deliberately opened on the feast of the Maternity of the BVM, a feast abolished following the council; all of the Latin-rite priests and bishops at the council used the 1962 missal for Mass each day, soon to be replaced; and bishops at the council wore the mantelletta, soon to be suppressed for bishops outside their diocese. […] The day, liturgy and even attire used during the Second Vatican Council -- all eliminated within the same decade.”

Everything is up for grabs, except the Novus Ordo—that’s somehow dogma.

2 posted on 10/23/2017 3:49:14 PM PDT by CMRosary (Christus vincit! Christus regnat! Christus imperat!)
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To: ebb tide

Those photos are very creepy - but since Bergoglio is a Marxist nihilist who denies true reality but instead thinks it can be ordered by the Party, they simply reflect what this horrible man is. Although maybe not - supposedly witches, warlocks, vampires and the ultimate evil, the Antichrist, can’t be reflected in mirrors. So which one is he???


3 posted on 10/23/2017 3:53:51 PM PDT by livius
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To: ebb tide

Very good posting Pope Francis and Fidel’s photographs. Definitely a link between the two in their belief in secular anti-Christian governmental systems.


4 posted on 10/23/2017 6:21:38 PM PDT by GreyFriar ((Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87))
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