Tag Archives: Traditionis custodes

Another bombshell from Diane Montagna about the extremely dodgy excuses for the cruel “Traditionis custodes”

Diane Montagna has a Substack (I still haven’t figured that out yet) about the extremely dodgy excuses for the cruel “Traditionis custodes”. She had published the summary of the survey of bishops. She asked about it during a presser. She … Read More

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The Empire Strikes Back. Vatican SPOX on the “leaked” TLM report

Diane Montagna published a leaked summary of the responses of bishops who were queried about the TLM. The kraken was released. Today there was a presser for the publication of a new Mass formulary for a “Mass for the Care … Read More

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HUGE: “Official Vatican Report Exposes Major Cracks in Foundation of Traditionis Custodes”

Diane Montagna has it. HERE You might remember that part of the justification Francis used for stomping on the TLM (aka the people who wanted it) was a consultation of bishops around the world. It turns out that what we … Read More

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D. Charlotte, NC: Another bishop about to crush people who desire traditional worship in the name of “concord and unity”. – UPDATE

UPDATE 30 May 2025: At The Pillar we read that then-Cardinal Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, told the new Bishop of Charlotte to put the brakes on a controversial relocation of a diocesan cathedral. Bull in a china … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Attacks on the Vetus Ordo… “Aren’t you worried?”

From a reader… QUAERITUR: What on earth is going on with a new document that will ban the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass)?  You seem quiet.  Don’t you worry about this? This question represents many notes I’ve received.   I’ll answer this.  … Read More

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Bp. Schneider: Prohibition of the Traditional Latin Mass is an Abuse of Ecclesiastical Power

If in baseball there was recently a perfecto, in the ecclesial world a certain bishop has been hitting dingers. I posted about the piece by Bp. Athanasius Schneider at The Catholic Thing HERE. Today I note that at One Peter … Read More

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20 Feb 2023 Rescript ex audientia – The Dictastery for Worship tattled and got some tape and glue to patch up their paddle

And people ask me why I post a lot about chess these days. The Congregation Dicastery for Worship has become a parody of itself. So much for the ‘Social Justice’ Principle of Subsidiarity! Translated: The Holy Father, in the Audience … Read More

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IMPORTANT BOOK: Does Traditionis Custodes Pass the Juridical Rationality Test? (VIDEO)

Does Traditionis Custodes Pass the Juridical Rationality Test? by Fr. Réginald-Marie Rivoire FSVF and Fr. William Barker FSSP US HERE – UK HERE

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Response of the Bishop of Black Duck to Rome

How he obtained it, I can’t even guess at, but a biretta tip to Fr. Ferguson for the copy of this concise response: o{]:¬) Your Eminence, I trust this finds you well. I am forwarding to Your Eminence a letter … Read More

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Gänswein: Traditionis custodes was a “turning point” for Pope Benedict, a “crucial moment”.

Archbp. Georg Gänswein did a video interview with Die Tagespost. He was asked about Benedict’s reaction to the Motu Proprio Traditionis custodes, that mess of cruelty. Gänswein said that reading that Motu Proprio was a “turning point” for Benedict (Einschnitt, … Read More

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