Jeanie Hannaman

By Kennedy Hall, Crisis Magazine - At this point, it seems more than likely that as early as April 3, Pope Francis will be laying the hammer down on the Traditional Mass in a way that will restrict the liturgy of all our Latin-Rite ancestors that is almost as severe as what happened under Paul VI... In addition, it looks like traditional ordinations and other sacraments will be outlawed as well. This means that not even the traditional communities are safe.

By Jonathan Liedl, EWTN News - First, in his Jan. 24 essay published in America magazine, the San Diego bishop argued that the Church’s characterization of all sexual acts outside of marriage as “objectively grave sin” has led to a pastoral practice that is focused “disproportionately upon sexual activity.” As a result, those engaged in sexual sin — particularly the divorced-and-civilly remarried and persons engaging in same-sex sexual activity — are unduly excluded from the life of the Church, including the Eucharist.

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - But that question now seems relevant. Because the Vatican today issued a document that seems to impose a requirement—a further restriction on the traditional Latin Mass—that did not previously exist... Earlier this month I made the case (leaning heavily on the excellent analysis by J.D. Flynn in The Pillar) that Cardinal Arthur Roche did not have the proper authority to tell diocesan bishops that they must seek Vatican permission before granting their priests permission to celebrate the traditional liturgy.