Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Coming Decree on the Liturgy is Authentic [Not Watered Down]

Editor: Basically, Paulo Rodari is contradicting some of the big boys in town. Some editing with google-translate:

It is writen here , here and here that the Vatican is trying to water down the implementing decree of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum.
 
In essence, the blogs mentioned above [Rorate, Messalatino, Summorum Pontificum]  instead of giving a greater impetus to the decree Motu Proprio, showing how it will explain the implementation of the Old Mass to the bishops in the best way; they are saying instead that the Old Liturgy is just a concession to the "traditionalists" in recognition of their particular sensitivity. Even still the bloggers write that the originator of this dilution would be Monsignor Charles Scicluna, promoter for  justice in Malta under the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship.
 
 I have personally made the necessary checks and I can say that, according to sources inside the Vatican, the information given above "is entirely without foundation." The implementation of the decree is not being watered down. Cardinals Canizares and Scicluna among others  are not working in that direction.
 
The Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, which is now chaired by the prefect of the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal William Joseph Levada, has already prepared the text of the decree, is waiting for the difficult work of translation to finish, and expects to publish all (provided that the translations do not suffer delays) before Easter.
Original at Apostolic Palace...here 

1 comment:

Dan said...

I would imagine that if they did try to water down SP it might backfire on them, even though it is true that many Bishops, in practice, have watered it down in their dioceses by ghettoizing it to one parish church only. That these Bishops have no right whatsoever to do this is clear; that Rome has not stepped in to reign in these Bishops is also clear.

It's best to take a "wait and see" approach on this one even though I would put nothing past the liberals in Rome for whom no chicanery is too outrageous. And considering that homosexual protector William Levada is in charge of the Ecclesia Dei Commission it is certainly possible that something like this could be attempted.