So, priestly fraternities who celebrate the traditional latin mass are faithful to Rome and free from restriction, but laity who wish to participate in the traditional latin mass are divisive and need to be regulated down to the level of what appears in the parish newsletter.
Pretty much the most blatant example of clericalism I can think of in the Church.
This seems to give FSSP a lot of room to grow in parishes that had active participants TLM. It may be result in enormous growth in personal parishes for the fraternity since there are no other options. Almost like a patent or exclusive licence to use the TLM.
On its face, the Holy Father's gesture toward the FSSP appears to be a welcome reprieve from the Kulturkampf that has been waged against the TLM community since last July. As always, much of this will come down to the bishops. Personnel is policy, and TLM-friendly bishops will use this to welcome or continue welcoming the FSSP into their dioceses. The TLM haters, on the other hand, will invoke "the spirit of Traditionis Custodes" to keep the FSSP and similar groups out.
So, priestly fraternities who celebrate the traditional latin mass are faithful to Rome and free from restriction, but laity who wish to participate in the traditional latin mass are divisive and need to be regulated down to the level of what appears in the parish newsletter.
Pretty much the most blatant example of clericalism I can think of in the Church.
This seems to give FSSP a lot of room to grow in parishes that had active participants TLM. It may be result in enormous growth in personal parishes for the fraternity since there are no other options. Almost like a patent or exclusive licence to use the TLM.
On its face, the Holy Father's gesture toward the FSSP appears to be a welcome reprieve from the Kulturkampf that has been waged against the TLM community since last July. As always, much of this will come down to the bishops. Personnel is policy, and TLM-friendly bishops will use this to welcome or continue welcoming the FSSP into their dioceses. The TLM haters, on the other hand, will invoke "the spirit of Traditionis Custodes" to keep the FSSP and similar groups out.
While this clarification is encouraging, it doesn't clearly address what I see as the two primary restrictions that TC imposed on the FSSP:
1) Can the FSSP continue to ordain new priests?
2) Can the FFSP open new parishes?