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Changes to the Latin Mass

Questions Covered: 

  • 29:08 - What does the Motu Proprio mean by “parochial parish”? 
  • 32:15 - A lot of commentaries jump around the issue of the Motu Proprio, that is, that Pope Francis wants to end the Latin Mass. I would like to get the bishop’s response to this. 
  • 35:48 - Can the bishop comment on the survey referred to in the Motu Proprio? 
  • 37:47 - Does the Motu Proprio reject documents of Vatican 2? It seems like it negates some of what the 2nd Vatican council tried to implement. 
  • 37:47 - Does the Motu Proprio reject the documents of Vatican 2? It seems like it negates some of what the 2nd Vatican council tried to implement. 
  • 40:36 - I’m 78 years old and I remember the drastic changes of Vatican 2 and I have seen the effect it has had on the church. I’m hoping that they can go back and change some of the decisions made in Vatican 2. I wish more people who were actually around during Vatican 2 would discuss it more! 
  • 47:05 - I detest the 2012 English missal translation. Why did they change the 1972-1974 missal? 

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