Tag Archives: Vatican II

SSPX Bp. Fellay on the danger of inventing an idea of the Church that appears ideal.

Posted on 7 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Cindy Wooden of CNS did an article on comments made by SSPX Bp. Fellay on their site DICI.  I found this on the site of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald.
After some introductory remarks about the present situation … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: If we have to agree with Vatican II do we have to agree with Communion in the hand, altar girls, EMHCs, etc?

Posted on 25 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I’m wondering what type of assent are we as Catholics supposed to give
to the Vatican II council? Also do we have an obligation to agree with
things like Communion in the hand, and other parts in the liturgy that
are … Continue reading →

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Interesting observations about that Council

Posted on 5 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Observations about that Council.
Tune your ear for what he says about the UN.

 

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Four minutes on what happened with the Council and what young people want now

Posted on 28 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Fr. Kramer, Pastor of the Extraordinary Form parish in Rome, explains the situation:

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QUAERITUR: No Stations observed on Fridays of Lent because that’s against Vatican II?

Posted on 24 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I am searching for a Church near me to pray the Stations of the Cross
this Lent. A few do not have the Stations during Lent until a week
before Holy Week. Another stated that while the Stations use to … Continue reading →

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L’Osservatore Romano: article about acceptance of Vatican II aimed at liberals and SSPXers

Posted on 1 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am sure that, given some stories going around that the SSPX might refuse the CDF’s “Doctrinal Preamble”, there should be an article in L’Osservatore Romano (on the site in English, Spanish, French, German, Portughese and, of course, Italian) entitled:
On … Continue reading →

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Bp. Morlino on beauty and worship: beauty is NOT just a matter of taste.

Posted on 22 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On the site of the Diocese of Madison’s paper, The Catholic Herald (not to be confused with The Catholic Herald in the UK), His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Morlino has some observations about liturgy which are worth a look.
My emphases … Continue reading →

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Chiesa: Vatican II, continuity and/or rupture

Posted on 17 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am scanning some things on the web from my phone, which makes this clunky, but do check out the latest on Chiesa. A provocative paragraph:

A third development of the discussion regards a thesis of Vatican II that is … Continue reading →

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Worth a thousand “spirits of Vatican II”

Posted on 5 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the blog Musings of a Pertinacious Papist comes an interesting observation in the form of a photograph.
Here is an example of the changes that were to be made to the sanctuary of a church in conformity with the reforms … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: The smoke of Satan

Posted on 3 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have a question regarding this document in reference to Pope Benedict XVI’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.
In Conferentiarum Episcopalium, which was issued by the sacred Congregation of Divine Worship on October 28th, 1974, the use of the
1962 edition … Continue reading →

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