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| Pope Leo approved Cardinal Roche’s document supporting Latin Mass restrictions: report |
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Posted by: Stone - 08-04-2026, 06:47 AM - Forum: Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo approved Cardinal Roche’s document supporting Latin Mass restrictions: report
A Spanish outlet reported that Pope Leo requested a document affirming Pope Francis’ claim
that the Novus Ordo is ‘the sole expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite.’
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Pope Leo XIV
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Aug 3, 2026
(LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV supports the Latin Mass-suppressing document Traditionis Custodes and specifically requested Cardinal Arthur Roche’s document on the liturgy backing Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) restrictions, according to a Spanish publication.
La Razón reported Sunday that it has been “able to confirm” Cardinal Roche distributed this year’s consistory document on the liturgy “at the request of Leo XIV and, therefore, with his approval of its content.”
The outlet also reported that Pope Leo reviewed this document and “Not a single comma was changed.”
The delivery of the text to the cardinals therefore showcased the “position of the new Pope on this issue” and was “not a provocation by Roche” as some claimed, the Spanish outlet concluded.
Leo’s stamp of approval means the pontiff indeed supports the suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass. Roche’s leaked consistory text repeated Pope Francis’ claim that the Novus Ordo Missae is “the sole expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite.” It further stated that the permission granted to offer the TLM was a mere “concession that in no way envisaged (its) promotion,” and that “we cannot go back to that ritual form.”
La Razón’s report supports Roche’s recent claim that Pope Leo will not restore freedoms for the Traditional Latin Mass.
“No, Pope Leo is not going to change Traditionis Custodes, and he’s not going back to Summorum Pontificum,” the prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments told the British Catholic weekly The Tablet on Wednesday.
Latin Mass suppressions ordered by multiple bishops since Leo took office have already suggested that the pope does not intend to revoke Traditionis Custodes, which has been firmly denounced by clergy and scholars as a repudiation of the perennial practice of the Catholic Church and even of solemn Church teaching.
The document violates the permanent authorization of the traditional Mass confirmed by St. Pius V’s 1570 bull Quo Primum, which declared that this Mass may be used “freely and lawfully” in “perpetuity” and even that the wrath of God would fall upon those who would dare to restrict or abolish it.
“This present document cannot be revoked or modified but remains always valid and retains its full force,” Quo Primum states.
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| Czech Bishop: "Synodality Only Possible with Novus Ordo" |
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Posted by: Stone - 08-01-2026, 05:19 AM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Czech Bishop: "Synodality Only Possible with Novus Ordo"
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gloria.tv | July 29, 2026
Society has a thirst for transcendence, but “the old instruments have already fulfilled their purpose and no longer meet the needs of today's people". This claims Bishop Tomáš Holub, 58, of Plzeň, Czech Republic, in a lengthy article about "Synodality and the Novus Ordo Missae" on 21 July on the blog Come se non, run by the Italian theologian Andrea Grillo. Grillo is an opponent of the Roman rite and is considered an influencer of Traditionis Custodes.
According to Bishop Holub, a missionary outlook must be rooted in synodality: "Synodality is not merely a technique of communication, but a way of living the faith... The point is not to hold a synod, but to become a synod."
The Czech bishop goes on that the Novus Ordo provides the appropriate expression of the Church's synodal identity:
"The Novus Ordo makes it possible for this synodality to be applied in the liturgical sphere. Otherwise, this would be very difficult, since the Vetus Ordo is the expression of a Tridentine vision of the Church which no longer responds to present needs."
The bishop also addresses Catholics who attend the Mass in the Roman rite.
"Many [!] faithful, including some in my own diocese, are attracted to traditionalist celebrations and have difficulty accepting the liturgical reform of Vatican II."
Monsignor Holub argues that participation in the older liturgical form reinforces a particular understanding of the Church.
"By participating in these liturgical services, they become convinced of the ecclesiological vision proposed by these rites."
He warns of “division” and threatens a “firm attitude” to enforce “Vatican II as the expression of the true Magisterium... implementing a process of accompaniment, formation and synodal support."
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| Vatican calls for representatives of ‘other religions’ in next phase of synodal implementation |
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Posted by: Stone - 07-28-2026, 11:24 AM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Vatican calls for representatives of ‘other religions’ in next phase of synodal implementation
New Synod guidelines call for representatives of 'other religions' in local ‘assemblies’ and leadership roles for lay Catholics
as part of an ongoing ‘transformation’ of Church governance.
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Cardinal Mario Grech
Michael Haynes
Jul 28, 2026
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican has issued new guidelines for the next stage of the Synod of Synodality calling on dioceses to involve representatives of other religions, deepen permanent synodal structures, and evaluate broader leadership roles for lay Catholics.
On July 27, the General Secretariat of the Synod published a new 19-page document entitled “Recollecting,” providing bishops and diocesan synodal teams with detailed instructions for preparing local “evaluation assemblies” during the first half of 2027 as part of the implementation of the 2021-2024 synod. The document describes the assemblies not as a one-time consultation but as a stage in an ongoing “transformation” of diocesan life and governance.
“The preparation and conduct of the Assembly do not exhaust the implementation of the Synod by the local Churches: they are simply a moment of assessment within a process that progressively shapes the identity of each local Church, its relationships and its way of life through synodal choices, dynamics, practices and structures,” the document reads.
Published under the authority of the General Secretariat of the Synod, “Recollecting” serves as practical guidance for bishops and diocesan synodal teams. It explains how each diocese is to prepare a narrative report and convene a local “evaluation assembly” before submitting its conclusions to national synodal bodies and ultimately to the Vatican.
Among the provisions drawing particular attention is the recommendation that dioceses consider including non-Catholics in synodal structures. In the section outlining the composition of diocesan synodal teams, the document states that bishops may wish to invite “representatives of other Christian Churches and communities or other religions as observers.”
The same approach appears later in the guidelines governing the diocesan evaluation assemblies. When discussing who should participate, the document says that dioceses should “provide for the participation of representatives of other Churches and Christian Communions or of other religions,” while noting that the precise form of participation “may vary” according to local circumstances and “cultural contexts.”
The new guidance also presents synodality as a lasting feature of Church governance rather than a temporary process. It states that the 2027 assemblies are intended to help local churches continue a process that “progressively shapes the identity of each local Church, its relationships and its way of life through synodal choices, dynamics, practices and structures.”
Elsewhere, the document states that the assemblies are designed to cultivate “a style of listening, co-responsibility and discernment” that local churches are expected to preserve in their normal life after the assemblies conclude.
When describing subjects that dioceses should evaluate in preparing their reports, the document specifically includes “access by lay faithful to leadership roles that do not require the Sacrament of Orders and to other ecclesial responsibilities,” alongside questions concerning synodal decision-making, transparency, accountability, and ecclesial structures.
Local church “narrative reports,” the document avers, should focus on the “promotion of a synodal spirituality” alongside proposals for new liturgical implementations, so that the Mass or other rites may be reformed in such a way as to be “lived in a synodal key.”
The publication of this document is part of the implementation timetable established after the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality. According to the schedule outlined in the document, diocesan and eparchial assemblies will take place during the first half of 2027, followed by national and regional assemblies later that year, continental assemblies during the first months of 2028, and a final “Ecclesial Assembly” in the Vatican in October 2028.
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