Lørdag holdt kardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, leder av Vatikanets kommisjon Ecclesia Dei, en pressekonferanse i England. Der sa han at det ikke bare er der de troende spesielt ber om den gamle messen at den skal feires, den skal feires i alle katolske menigheter. Det er ikke paven selv som sier dette, men en av hans betrodde medarbeidere – det vil vise seg om dette virkelig er pave Benedikts synspunkter.
… all seminaries will be required to teach trainee priests how to say the old Mass so that they can celebrate it in all parishes. Catholic congregations throughout the world will receive special instruction on how to appreciate the old services, formerly known as the Tridentine Rite.
Yesterday’s announcement by the senior Vatican cardinal in charge of Latin liturgy, Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, speaking on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, will horrify Catholic liberals, including many bishops of England and Wales.
The Pope upset the liberals last year when he issued a decree removing their power to block the celebration of the old Mass. Yesterday’s move demonstrates that the Vatican intends to go much further in promoting the ancient liturgy.
Asked whether the Latin Mass would be celebrated in many ordinary parishes in future, Cardinal Castrillon said: “Not many parishes – all parishes. The Holy Father is offering this not only for the few groups who demand it, but so that everybody knows this way of celebrating the Eucharist.”
The Cardinal, who heads the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, made his comments as he was preparing to celebrate a traditional Latin Mass at Westminster Cathedral yesterday, the first time a cardinal has done so there for 40 years.
Jeg var akkurat i gang med å maile deg denne nyheten…
Virkelig fantastisk! Dette er helt sikkert pavens egen beskjed, siden Castrillon-Hoyos er et temmelig diplomatisk fyr som ikke kommer med entydige meldinger i utrengsmål.
Paven er vel lei av «brother bishops» som egentlig ikke bryr seg en døyt om det han sier og tar derfor en utenomsving rundt denne skrekkelige kollegialiteten, som ikke er annet enn handlingslammelse.
En Te Deum på bakrommet nå!