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> As to why it is suppressed or frowned upon: I think it is a matter of
> control. The same reason the old rites were kept for so long. A strict
> hierarchical structure cannot tolerate everyone establishing their own set
> of
> rituals. So either row in the same direction or get off the boat.
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That may certainly be part of the motivation. However, my impression
is that a large percentage--perhaps even the majority--of the groups doing
Latin rituals in the States also advocate a return to pre-Vatican II
theology, including the triumphalist attitudes that blocked cooperation and
communication with non-Roman Catholic groups and churches.
Francine Nicholson
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