4 March 2007

On the Motu Proprio (Again)

Looks like there's been quite a bit of rumbling on the Motu Proprio this week. Just to recap...
28 Feb 2007 - http://psalmus42.blogspot.com/2007/02/motu-proprio-update-unconfirmed.html
03 Mar 2007 - http://psalmus42.blogspot.com/2007/03/another-motu-proprio-update.html
03 Mar 2007 - http://psalmus42.blogspot.com/2007/03/commentary-on-motu-proprio-update-from.html

And now we have this...

(Background, Orginal Article, Translation)
THE MOTU PROPRIO LIBERALIZING THE MASS KNOWN AS THAT OF ST. PIUS V, SO MUCH AWAITED, WILL BE PUBLISHED BEFORE EASTER SUNDAY.


Our Holy Father is holding fast to this [decision]. Another bit of excellent news, [concerning which] we had been mistaken!IN EFFECT, THE MOTU PROPRIO WILL HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW. Pope Benedict XVI considers it regrettable that [the Motu Proprio] of July 1988 did nothing but invite the bishops to accomodate the faithful attached to the Tridentine Rite. The Motu Proprio will not be satisfied by this simple invitation. It will be obligatory!What will we find in this text?


1. Any priest wishing to say the Tridentine Mass will be able to do so privately.


2. Any group of faithful attached to the Rite of Saint Pie V will be able to go to see the pastor of his parish or a priest of his town to request this Rite of him. The priest will be able to accept [the request to celebrate] without referring to his bishop about it.


3. If the priest and other diocesan priests, do not want to celebrate in "the old rite", they will be able to accomodate any priest from a [traditional] community [of religious, e.g., FSSP]wishing to do so.


4. If a group of faithful requests the Rite of rite known as of saint Pie V, but cannot find any priest, nor a place, nor a [member of a religious] community, being able to respond to their wishes; this group will be able to write to the Commission Ecclesia Dei which will work to find a solution, a priest, or a community [member].[The article ends by commenting that if their local bishop is ignoring them, at least the Holy Father is doing something about it].

[Psalmus 42 Note: The date when the Motu Proprio is released is still up to the Holy Father to decide. So let us please pray for him to have to strength to what is right before God.]

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