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Father Adam McMillan's avatar

As the renovationists clearly lose their grip on the Church, they grasp more tightly. Jesus did not grasp but emptied himself.

Vatican approval for priests to celebrate the Extraordinary Form. Vatican approval for bishops to approve lay associations. Vatican disapproval of a bishop for making decisions about where to send seminarians. Vatican approval of Mass times in the Church bulletin. Papal disaprobation of lace surplices. We only can take so much of it seriously. Each statement carries less weight.

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Stenny's avatar

There seems to have been a very marked change in the tenor of this papacy. We started out with this rather de-Vatican-izing tendency, but now it seems like every announcement adds to the number of nitpicks requiring formal Vatican approval. It would be interesting to pinpoint when the turn happened.

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