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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Responding to 11 questions it said had been raised about Pope Francis' document restricting celebrations of the pre-Vatican II Mass, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments offered a few concessions to bishops but insisted the entire Latin-rite Catholic Church must move toward celebrating only one form of the Mass and sacraments.
Pope asks bishops to designate one or more locations where the faithful adherents of these groups may gather for Eucharistic celebration
Responsa ad dubia of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on Traditionis Custodes In this document released December 18, 2021, the Congregation for Divine Worship (CDW) has tightened restrictions on the use of the Traditional Latin Mass, and banned the use of traditional rituals for Confirmation and Ordination. The Vatican document, signed by Archbishop Arthur Roche in his capacity as prefect of the CDW, is a response to questions that have arisen since the publication of the apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes by Pope Francis in July. The CDW states that ...
In a Dec. 18 document, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments affirmed Pope Francis' July 2021 apostolic letter restricting permission to celebrate the older form of the liturgy.
Priest celebrating the traditional Latin Mass at the church of St Pancratius, Rome / Thoom/ShutterstockVatican City, Dec 18, 2021 / 04:36 am (CNA).The Vatican issued Saturday further strict guidelines on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, in response to questions about the motu proprio Traditionis custodes.The explanatory document, which bans confirmations and ordinations according to pre-Vatican II Roman Missals, was published Dec. 18 with Pope Francis' approval, the Vatican's liturgy office said. Traditionis custodes is a July 16 motu proprio in which Pope Francis placed swe...