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Universae Ecclesiae confirmed for release.
According to Fr. Z, whom I trust very much, the new instruction on Summorum Pontificum (Universae Ecclesiae) is to be released to the public at noon (Rome time) on Friday. The Vatican press corps already has the text (I suppose so they can write about it right after it’s released), but the rest of us have to wait to get a first look at it.
Fr. Z seems to be cautiously pleased with it. He described it as a no-hitter, but not a perfect game, which seems to be far more good than bad. Especially encouraging is his opinion that the National catholic Reporter (a.k.a. the Fishwrap) is going to hate it. That’s always a good thing, although not saying much since they hate everything legitimately Catholic.
My plan is to print off Universae Ecclesiae as soon as I get up in the morning, read over it while I’m at work, then write a blog post as soon as I can after I get home. Let’s all pray that it’s great stuff.
If you remember, the rumours much earlier on were that this instruction was going to roll back some of the gains we traddies have been made since Summorum Pontificum. If my perception of the atmosphere is correct, this isn’t the worry any longer. In any case, I find it unlikely that the Holy Father would sign a document which was in any way hostile to his own obvious love and respect for the Traditional Mass. (If the rumours I’ve heard are correct, he’s been known to celebrate it privately since his election to the papacy.)
Anyway, pray that this new document makes the Old Mass more widely available, thereby deepening the faith and reverence of our Catholic brothers and sisters.
According to Fr. Z, whom I trust very much, the new instruction on Summorum Pontificum (Universae Ecclesiae) is to be released to the public at noon (Rome time) on Friday. The Vatican press corps already has the text (I suppose so they can write about it right after it’s released), but the rest of us have to wait to get a first look at it.
Fr. Z seems to be cautiously pleased with it. He described it as a no-hitter, but not a perfect game, which seems to be far more good than bad. Especially encouraging is his opinion that the National catholic Reporter (a.k.a. the Fishwrap) is going to hate it. That’s always a good thing, although not saying much since they hate everything legitimately Catholic.
My plan is to print off Universae Ecclesiae as soon as I get up in the morning, read over it while I’m at work, then write a blog post as soon as I can after I get home. Let’s all pray that it’s great stuff.
If you remember, the rumours much earlier on were that this instruction was going to roll back some of the gains we traddies have been made since Summorum Pontificum. If my perception of the atmosphere is correct, this isn’t the worry any longer. In any case, I find it unlikely that the Holy Father would sign a document which was in any way hostile to his own obvious love and respect for the Traditional Mass. (If the rumours I’ve heard are correct, he’s been known to celebrate it privately since his election to the papacy.)
Anyway, pray that this new document makes the Old Mass more widely available, thereby deepening the faith and reverence of our Catholic brothers and sisters.