The mothers said they wished 'to lay at the feet of the Holy Father the supplication of all the faithful who live the faith of the Tridentine rite and in the full communion of the Church.'
The document released restricts the traditional celebration of the sacraments, hints at a future withdrawal of permission to celebrate the traditional Mass at all , and issues penalties for priests who will not concelebrate.
This development must be seen in light of the attempts by Rome to steer the traditional contemplative orders, such as the Carmelite nuns in Fairfield, Pennsylvania, away from their original and stricter charisms.
The superiors asked the pontiff to heed the promise of the 1988 document Ecclesia Dei that 'all measures would be taken to guarantee the identity of their Institutes in the full communion of the Catholic Church.'
The Institute delivers beauty and truth through their meticulous offering of the traditional Latin Mass, their exemplary formation of their priests, and their jubilant charism comprising the community life and discipline of St. Benedict, the doctrinal clarity of St. Thomas Aquinas, and the apostolic charity of St. Francis de Sales.
Purity is an antidote to ‘abortion, gender ideology, attacks on marriage, IVF technology, pornography, and sex education,’ said an organizer of the upcoming Rome Life Forum.