Prefect Of The Congregation For Divine Worship And The Discipline Of The Sacraments Archives

Cdl. Roche, Synod cardinals avoid direct answers to questions on Latin Mass restrictions

The Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments insisted the restrictions on the ancient liturgy were not his but Pope Francis’s.

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Louis Knuffke

• Aug 30, 2022Apr 22, 2024

Church’s head of divine worship says Vatican II promoted a ‘new liturgy’ so Latin Mass must be regulated

‘All that is taking place is the regulation of the former liturgy of 1962 Missal by stopping the promotion of that,’ Archbishop Arthur Roche opined.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jun 16, 2022

Vatican liturgy chief: Latin Mass just a ‘pastoral concession’ not aligned with post-Vatican II Church

Archbishop Roche described the Traditional Latin Mass as not being ‘the norm’ in the Church’s life and somehow out of step with the ‘mandate given to the entire Church by the Second Vatican Council.’

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Feb 25, 2022