If you were Pope

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…what changes would you make to the Catholic Church? grabs popcorn and sits back…
 
Restore the TLM leaving '65 ordo missae + expanded lectionary as the ‘extraordinary form,’ depose numerous bishops, beatify Lefebvre by acclamation and order an exorcism for every parish.
 
Two things:
  1. Make the Baltimore Catechism mandatory for religion classes.
  2. Ban the wearing of women’s jumpers under pain of excommunication. 😉
And a bonus item:
  1. I’d wear the papal tiara every day! 😃
 
I certainly wouldn’t do anything rash. If I was pope, I would be very aware that, sitting in the chair of Peter, I am in the position of protecting the Church from error in its teachings on Faith and morals, and that the Holy Spirit, in a very direct and special way, will do the changing, not me!
 
  1. Restructure the Novus Ordo to match the 1965 missal and continue to allow the extraordinary rite as has been since 9/14/07
  2. Ban Haugen and Hass from being published in ANY catholic music book
3)Mandate that priests wear Collars and Nuns wear habits.

4)Ban anything written by Joe Huebsch from being used for Faith Formation

5)Ban the term “faith formation” and replace it with CCD or Confraternity of Catholic Doctrine.

5)decommsion any church that looks like an alien spacship. (this could take years)
  1. require confessionals that resemble ones used 50 years ago
  2. require Tabernacles to be in the center of an altar
  3. No circle churches
  4. ban altar girls.
And on and on and on
 
  1. require Tabernacles to be in the center of an altar
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This actually wasn’t mandatory before the mid-19th century. I certainly agree that the Tabernacle should always be prominent, and never “tucked away” (I detest Adoration ‘broom closets’), but for devotional reasons a Tabernacle “shrine”, if you will, as is the case in many cathedrals and churches, at one side of the sanctuary does have merrits. In the cathedral of my Archdiocese the tabernacle sits in a prominent shrine on the right-hand side of the sanctuary (from the perspective of the nave). The faithful can kneel along the far right-hand end of the altar rail and pray before Our Lord, a pratice that would be much more difficult if the tabernacle was at the far back of the sanctuary.
 
THurifer2 said:
  1. Restructure the Novus Ordo to match the 1965 missal and continue to allow the extraordinary rite as has been since 9/14/07
  2. Ban Haugen and Hass from being published in ANY catholic music book
3)Mandate that priests wear Collars and Nuns wear habits.

4)Ban anything written by Joe Huebsch from being used for Faith Formation

5)Ban the term “faith formation” and replace it with CCD or Confraternity of Catholic Doctrine.

5)decommsion any church that looks like an alien spacship. (this could take years)
  1. require confessionals that resemble ones used 50 years ago
  2. require Tabernacles to be in the center of an altar
  3. No circle churches
  4. ban altar girls.
And on and on and on
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And dream on and on and on! LOL
 
In other words, “Backwards, march!”

But no matter how “conservative” the reversions and restorations would be, they wouldn’t be enough for some people.
 
I would launch a massive evangelical effort across the world by forming a credible Vatican television network that was very very high quality and actually provided quality entertainment. They could even make movies.

I would also create a news network as large as CNN that people the world over could count on for accurate information over the slanted media they have access to now. VNN has a nice ring to it. If done correctly people would abandon secular media for the truth.

The Church gets hammered in the media constantly and can’t hope to sway hearts back to reality by having an occasional priest give an interview on fox news. We spend an hour a week at mass and spend the rest of our time being influenced by high end secular media of every type. If the Church made a billion dollars a year off of it, they could feed the poor. As sad as it is, it seems like television and it’s influence is the battlefield.

-D
 
What would I change?

Nothing.

The Bride of Christ is perfect and beautiful just as She is.

I would, however, excommunicate every single last clergy, layman, and religious who can’t understand that and feel they have the right to re-make the Church in their own image.

Then we would set about the task of making up for lost time.

~Liza
 
If I were Pope I would be in a shock induced coma. If and when I woke up I would have to pray and ask for God’s forgiveness and mercy. Then my first official act would be to resign. I am totally unqualified for such a task.

That’s why I am not the Pope and never will be.

As a lay person I do have a few suggestions. Holiness, holiness, holiness, and finally holiness on the part of all members of the church.
 
bpbasilphx said:
In other words, “Backwards, march!”

But no matter how “conservative” the reversions and restorations would be, they wouldn’t be enough for some people.
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Remember, Traditionalists are now the progressives and yesterdays progressives are now the Traditionalists
 
I’d classify gluttony as a grave sin / mortal sin. And bring back fasting.
 
I’d make the TLM mandatory in the seminaries to learn, and obligatory at all parishes, at least one for every Sunday and Holy Day. Head covering’s for women would be back as well, for Novus Ordo or Tridentine. Abolish the 1 hr. Eucharistic “fast” and take it back to the three hours. Close all liberal seminaries, as much as was in my power. Keep a watch on the Church, clean out the Vatican. And, of course, lift the unjust excommunication from Archbishop Lefebvre and the SSPX bishops/priests.
 
Neil_Anthony said:
I’d classify gluttony as a grave sin / mortal sin. And bring back fasting.
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Gluttony is already classified as a capital sin. So would you classify all of the seven capital sins into mortal sins?

CCC 1866 There are seven capital sins: Pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth.
 
well that would never happen because I am a girl…

but I would encourage the priests tobe unafraid of preaching the truth rather than be limp handed emasculated wimps…there are a couple floating about the place
 
Pax said:
If I were Pope I would be in a shock induced coma. If and when I woke up I would have to pray and ask for God’s forgiveness and mercy. Then my first official act would be to resign. I am totally unqualified for such a task.

That’s why I am not the Pope and never will be.

As a lay person I do have a few suggestions. Holiness, holiness, holiness, and finally holiness on the part of all members of the church.
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However long we have Benedict, it won’t be long enough. What a brain he has. He is just such a jewel for the church. I suspect after him, there will be a lot of caretaker popes. Gosh, we don’t need more change, do we?

If elected, I would transact most business from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Castle Gondolfo or perhaps from Avignon. I would probably drive the Swiss guard crazy, with beer and pizza runs.
 
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