DHis response to the Pope’s decree “Traditionis custodes” (Traditionis custodes) issued on Friday regarding the de facto prohibition of the so-called Trident Mass ceremonies ranged from resolute rejection to warm approval over the weekend. Traditional Catholics in the United States particularly criticized Francis for his spontaneity.
The Rorate Caeli portal talks about “the vengeful pope and the angry Jesuits declare war”. This influential portal called on traditionalist priests and bishops in the United States and elsewhere to ignore the decree and continue to hold masses in accordance with ancient Latin rituals.
“Characterized by hardness”
In Rome, the former president of the Vatican Supreme Court and American Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke expressed regret that the Pope’s decree and accompanying letters were “sternly marked.” Burke also criticized the fact that the decree took effect immediately, although it requires more detailed analysis before it can be implemented in practice.
Freiburg’s doctrinal professor Helmut Hoppin said on the Cologne Cathedral radio that the pope’s claim that the Vatican’s investigations into the diocese’s experience of using the old mass at bishops’ conferences around the world had mainly produced negative reactions and could not be verified. , Because the survey results have not yet been announced.
Like “Brave Step”
In Rome, the Franciscan biographer Austen Ivereigh praised the Pope’s Friday decree as “a brave step and a prophetic act.” In an article in the Jesuit magazine America, it is said that attending masses in the old ceremonies caused many believers to celebrate the “arrogant” council (1962-1965) of people who held masses in the new ceremonies according to the decision of the Second Vatican.
Restricted by his decree Francis The use of “special rituals” strongly and effectively prohibits people from entering the parish church in accordance with ancient rituals. All previous regulations, especially those of his predecessors John Paul II and Benedict XVI, which allowed the coexistence of the new ordinary and the old extraordinary ceremonies, will be immediately abolished under Francis’ new decree.
