This insanity makes me long for the days of Cardinal Hoyos!
My commentary is in boldface...
http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2010/12/msgr-pozzo-on-three-years-of-summorum.htmlInterview with Ecclesia Dei Secretary on Three Years of Summorum Pontificuм by Gregor Kollmorgen
The German Service of Vatican Radio today carries an interview with Msgr. Guido Pozzo, the Secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, on the occasion of three years of Summorum Pontificuм. NLM will try to provide a full translation (if any of our readers would be willing to help, that would be greatly appreciated - email addressed can be found at the top of the left side bar). In the meantime, here are a few salient points:
1. (When asked about resistence to the usus antiquior:) The old Rite of the Mass has a deep richness that needs not only to be respected, but also to be rediscovered, for the benefit of the liturgy, also as it is celebrated today. These prejudices and resistance have to be overcome by a change in the forma mentis, the disposition. A more adequate liturgical formation is needed.
So the NO is lacking richness? How can celebration of another separate Rite of Mass benefit the NO Mass? Through osmosis? What kind of "liturgical formation" is needed for the NO? A Catholic "formation" will overcome an ambiguously quasi-Protestant Rite?2. (When asked whether interest in the usus antiquior is growing:) I would say growing. Also, because we observe that especially in the younger generations there is interest in and popularity of the old form of the Mass. And this is surprising news.
That this is "surprising" to the Secretary says a lot. It shows that he would not expect young people to be interested. Thus his fundamental underestimating of the youth. This mindset is seen in those who think the youth can only be "lured" into the Church through rock Masses because they are too immature and stupid to appreciate the TLM.3. (When asked about numbers of faithful interested in the Extraordinary Form:) It is certainly clear, too, that the value of the Extraordinary Form of the Rite has nothing to do with numbers. Both forms are equal in value and dignity.
When there is high demand for the TLM, numbers are "not important". If they WERE important, why it *might* just show people are dissatisfied with the NO, which is, of course, unthinkable! Therefore we must stress that both "forms" are EQUAL in value and dignity. Just as if we have "ten" of something and "five" of another, but we re-name the set of "ten" and call it "five" the two sets are then of equal value. (??) Why? Because we said so. Trust us..4. I am of the opinion that one should offer seminarians in the seminaries the opportunity to learn the celebration in the Extraordinary Form properly - not as an obligation, but as a possibility. Where possible, one could make use for the formation of the priests of those institutions which are under the jurisdiction of the Commission Ecclesia Dei and follow the traditional liturgical discipline.
So, I'm for seminarians having the opportunity to learn how to say the TLM....in the institutions where they already learn how to say the TLM. ??5. In the letter to the bishops accompanying the motu proprio, Pope Benedict mentioned on the one hand the need to update the calendar of Saints, i.e. to insert the Saints proclaimed after 1962, and on the other hand that certain prefaces from the Missal of Paul VI should be incorporated in order to enrich the collection of the prefaces of the Missal of 1962. The Commission Ecclesia Dei has set up a study process to comply with the will of the Holy Father. Here one will soon, I think, arrive at a proposal, which will shortly be submitted to the Holy Father for approbation.
?!?! So get ready to celebrate the Feast of St. Josemaria in your local chapel. And get ready to hear enriching NO prefaces!6. I think we must also recognize that the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite offers a more extensive reading of Scripture than the Missal of 1962. Nevertheless, an amendment of the Missal of 1962 in this regard is not easy, because one has to keep in mind the relation between the biblical readings and the antiphons or responsories of the Roman breviary for that day. It bears recalling, too, however, that under Pope Pius XII a number of additional readings for the commons of Saints has been added. Therefore, one can not rule out a possible extension for the readings of the Mass. That does not mean, however, that one may as a bishop or priest celebrant subjectively and arbitrarily change the sequence of the Lectionary or mix the two forms, so that the character of both is lost.
And here we go. The TLM, which had been protected from tinkering for 40+ years because Rome convinced people it had been replaced with the NO, now gets to be subjected to experimentation! So let's add some readings here, prefaces there, add some NO Saints, etc. etc. Soon the TLM will be unrecognizable as they make it their plaything.7. In light of these explanations (sc. in the letter to the bishops), it is clear that the Catholic faithful are urged to avoid participation in the Mass or the reception of the sacraments from a priest of the FSSPX, because they are canonically irregular.
The icing on the cake! In other words, we must assimilate as many Traditionalists as we can into our orbit, then slowly corrupt their worship as we little by little modernize their liturgy along with preaching VCII theology at these Masses. For this to take place, these guinea pigs...I mean faithful..must not be allowed to think assistance at a real TLM at these "irregular" Chapels is to be approved of by God...I mean Rome...
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