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Showing posts with label survey of bishops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label survey of bishops. Show all posts

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Was the Survey of the Bishops a Primary Cause for Traditionis Custodes?

Some are saying that the survey of the bishops played almost no role in Pope  Francis issuing  Traditionis Custodes (TC) and the accompanying letter. Vatican correspondent, Diane Montagna, continues to investigate and posted additional evidence on her substack forum yesterday:

New Evidence Confirms CDF Report, Erodes Vatican Narrative...

Quoting Francis' own letter indicates that he used the survey to justify his draconian restrictions. As the pope of synodality, it isn't surprising to find him pretending that he acted in union with the bishops. Here's an excerpt from the letter:

Sunday, July 6, 2025

The Legacy of Pope Francis: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!

Diane Montagna's recent blockbuster exposé illustrates what we all know. Pope Francis was a liar and a tyrant, bent on eliminating the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass). He didn't mind breaking the 8th Commandment to do it. 

Journalist Obtains Exclusive Access to World Report on Summorum Pontificum: Francis' Restrictions Based on Lies

Pope Francis lied to the world about the bishops' responses to the survey about implementing the TLM in their dioceses. The survey responses almost universally showed a positive impact with recommendations to leave Summorum Pontificum alone. Parishes using both forms, the TLM and the Novus Ordo, had little or no division among parishioners and the TLM tended to increase reverence at the Novus Ordo. That didn't stop lying Francis from issuing Traditiones Custodes with its draconian repressions.

Friday, October 28, 2022

Return to the Twilight Zone Part I: Traditionis Custodes and Its Accompanying Documents

Where have all the Catholics gone? Out the door to join the "nones."

I'm re-reading Traditionis Custodes (TC), the Motu Proprio that abrogated Summorum 
Pontificum
and sent traditional Catholics to the reeducation camps. I'm also re-reading the papal letter that accompanied it as well as the Responsa ad Dubia (RaD). 
Why inflict that punishment on myself? Because it's important to understand and be able to discuss the impact of these documents on the faithful, particularly those who are seeking refuge in the SSPX.