No they’re not. My point was that all Bishops should be able to say both forms of the Mass.
I’ve never heard that the Tridentine Mass may only be said once a day publicly. References? There must be a reason for this. Are the curia concerned that the Tridentine Mass may become more popular than the NO and therefore feel the need to limit its use? That seems to be the only probable explanation.
I would agree with the other poster who stated that the comments are a bit odd. There seem to be some leaps of logic in particular posts, including the one above.
Regarding the restriction about the Tridentine Mass, I believe that the reference was to the second section of article five of
Summorum Pontificum:
Art. 5. õ 2 Celebration in accordance with the Missal of Bl. John XXIII may take place on working days; while on Sundays and feast days one such celebration may also be held.
As for the “most probable explanation” being a curial concern “that the Tridentine Mass may become more popular than the NO and therefore feel the need to limit its use,” one must recall that, by definition, a
motu proprio comes from the Holy Father himself and not a congregation of the curia. Given the overall context of the MP, particularly article five, it seems more likely that B16’s concern is the disruption of existing parish Mass schedules. He does not wish to see inter-parochial battles erupt when Father X decides that all of “his” Masses will celebrated according to the EF, thus alienating some parishioners who have been coming to the 9:30 Mass for years and who might be jolted by a sudden change to the EF. This does little to advance TLM, even if it is the manner in which many of the so-called post-VII reforms were carried out. Another scenario he probably wishes to avoid is the possibility that one week the OF will be used at a scheduled Mass, and the next the EF, depending on who the celebrant is, with those attending never knowing which form will be used.
This seems to be the reason that private Masses are mentioned, since these are, by definition, not Masses where there is no congregation, but rather, Masses celebrated outside the existing parish Mass schedule.
