Rubén Peretó Rivas wrote:
>...I was speaking from Southamerica: here is very difficult to attend
the traditional liturgy: just hidden priests in hidden chapels; the bishops do
not give the permission.
As an Outsider, I'm curious to know, what, precisely, is the rationale behind
actively trying to supress the use of the old liturgy?
Since it seemed to be valid enough to be used for more than a few years,
I assume that it can hardly be thought of as "heretical"?
Obviously a certain percentage--perhaps a substantial minority--of the
(decreasing in number, btw) faithful--lay and clergy--feel strongly
enough about it to defy their shepards and attend/support/long for such
services.
Surely the reason doesn't have anything to do with certain tendancies toward
the arbitrary and self-serving abuse of patriarchal power in the hierarcy of
the Church which occasionally reared its ugly head during the Bad Old Days?
There must be at least a fig-leaf's worth of theological cover for
supression(?).
Best to all from here,
Doctrinally
Challenged
in
Indiana.
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