Will ultra traditionalists go for that?
Or will they turn on Cardinal Sarah now, just as some of the more radical among them turned on Pope Benedict? Cardinal Sarah speaks in the same vein as Benedict XVI - the EF hopefully will enrich the OF - not replace. The Ordinary Form is celebrated throughout the Latin rite globally - it is the ordinary form of the Mass. Cardinal Sarah's proposal for a reconciliation sees a shared calendar and lectionary between the two forms.
Moving towards Cardinal Sarah’s vision begins, though, not with practicalities but with a change of heart. That is likely why he chose the term “reconciliation”. Reconciliation requires a change of heart, a willingness to see the good in the other, and an openness to make things different in order to accommodate that good.
For the 10 years since Summorum Pontificum, those who prefer the EF have expected such an attitude from the OF. Cardinal Sarah now suggests that it is required of both clans, united in one Church, around one altar. - Read more here.
Works for me.
Wonderful news! Was this not Papa Benny's intention all along? Papa Francis was wise to have appointed Cardinal Sarah to his most current post.
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Amen! Gracias Cardinal Sarah!
Unlike the online kibitzers who put words in his mouth, Cardinal Sarah is both prudent and wise. Deo gratias!
ReplyDeleteHis is a wise attitude. The post-Vatican II lectionary is a treasure. Why would anyone want to give it up? On the other hand, Pentecost, as the second most important feast in the Church calendar, deserves an octave. Let's have the best of both worlds. Catholicism isn't an either/or religion but and/and/and...
ReplyDeleteIn my secret dreams the OF would have the Confiteor version which includes St. John the Baptist, St. Michael the Archangel, etc. and the Liturgy of the Eucharist would be celebrated "ad orientum". And BTW I am a post Vatican II revert Catholic with no memory of the EF, so there is no nostalgia here for the "good old days" (which I think never existed in the first place). My appreciation for "ad orientum" began AFTER my ordination as I learned that I had to keep my eyes downcast towards the altar most of the time in order to avoid huge distractions from so much commotion in the congregation (nothing bad, just the many things that go on that can distract me).
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