Diocese of Charlotte will restrict Latin Mass in line with Pope Francis’ directive

[Michie]

The Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, will significantly restrict the practice of the Traditional Latin Mass, limiting it to a single chapel in what Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv, said is a bid to “promote the concord and unity of the Church.”

Martin issued a statement on Fridayannouncing the new policy, directing that the ancient liturgy would henceforth be celebrated in an as-yet-unnamed chapel in the town of Mooresville.

Martin in his statement said the measure was meant to bring the Charlotte Diocese in line with Pope Francis’ 2021 motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, which greatly restricted the Latin Mass “in defense of the unity of the body of Christ.”

The pope said at the time that he was saddened that the celebration of the extraordinary form was characterized by a rejection of the Second Vatican Council and its liturgical reforms. To doubt the council, he said, is “to doubt the Holy Spirit himself who guides the Church.”

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Diocese of Charlotte will restrict Latin Mass in line with Francis’ directive

Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv, issued a statement directing that the ancient liturgy would henceforth be celebrated in an as-yet-unnamed chapel in Mooresville.

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[RileyG]

I’m going to keep my opinion to myself on this one. Hmmm….

 

[Michie]

Leaked: Diocese of Charlotte Responds to TLM Shutdown Concerns - Catholic Family News

One of the stages of intellectual life is realizing that, practically speaking, one can formulate a "response" to any proposition, and what really matters is the reasoning behind those responses. Just because a response is given, doesn't mean that the assertion is correct. Often, people switch...

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[Michie]

A newly leaked internal document from the Diocese of Charlotte reveals just how orchestrated the response to Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) resistance has become. I first saw the memo, titled “Responses to Concerns,” on Professor Peter Kwasniewski’s Facebook page, where it was shared after originally appearing on Fr. John Zuhlsdorf’s blog. The document provides priests with pre-written answers to anticipated backlash over the diocese’s plan to exile all TLMs to a former Protestant chapel in Mooresville by July 2025.

Leaked Memo Reveals Charlotte Bishop’s Attempt To Quell Resistance To TLM Suppression

A newly leaked internal document from the Diocese of Charlotte reveals just how orchestrated the response to Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) resistance has become. I first saw the memo, titled “Responses to Concerns,” on Professor Peter Kwasniewski’s Facebook page, where it was shared after...

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[Gnarwhal]

This whole situation keeps getting worse, holy cow that Bishop is a snake.

Seriously what is it with Franciscans?!

 

[joymercy]

to the catacombs!

 

[Michie]

Bishop Will Also Restrict Latin, Ban Ad Orientem, Eliminate Altar Rails & Prie Dieus –

 

[Gnarwhal]

Pope Leo said "unity of the Church" is his goal.

Do you think Pope Leo will revoke Pope Francis' Latin Mass Restriction? I hope he will, but I doubt it and don't believe he will.

I hope he will. At the very least I don't think he's out to hurt anybody. After Francis passed some Cardinals admitted that Francis and some of the Cardinals enjoyed inflicting pain on people.

 

[RileyG]

This whole situation keeps getting worse, holy cow that Bishop is a snake.

Seriously what is it with Franciscans?!

Some Franciscans are good, like Mother Angelica for example but, some are rather unorthodox

 

[RileyG]

Bishop Will Also Restrict Latin, Ban Ad Orientem, Eliminate Altar Rails & Prie Dieus –

Ugh. That isn’t good.

 

[Gnarwhal]

Some Franciscans are good, like Mother Angelica for example but, some are rather unorthodox

I agree, I think that's what I mean by my comment. I've never see a more mercurial order than the Franciscans. Like Jesuits you just expect them to all be off-base and if one is orthodox it's a pleasant surprise. Dominicans, Benedictines, Augustinians, etc we generally expect are orthodox.

But the Franciscans? Well, for example, the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word (MFVW, from EWTN) or the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR), those two orders are on the straight and narrow. They're orthodox and it's great.

But then, for example, my family and I would sometimes go to St Francis of Assisi in Triangle, VA for Sunday evening Mass if we missed the morning one closer to us, and those friars were so heterodox. Then you have more public figures like Fr. Casey who has had a questionable history with orthodoxy, and now this Bp. Martin.

This guy's a Franciscan and he has all these edicts that were leaked like women can't even veil if they're serving in some capacity, parishes HAVE to have altar GIRLS, the sign of peace and the procession of the gifts is a MUST, etc etc. He's essentially said if you're trad minded you need to repent, and a traditional seminarian has no future in his diocese. And yet you look at the MFVAs and they do much of what this guy declares is wrong. One of the MFVA friars was our office chaplain for a long time, and he always said Mass ad orientem, he'd pray the Roman Canon every Mass rather than the later Eucharistic prayers, he would use Latin in parts of the Mass, etc. Like these are two Franciscans and yet Bp Martin would be totally at odds with the MFVAs. Oh boy I can only imagine what Mother Angelica would say about Martin if she were with us today.

 

[Michie]

Leaked draft shows Charlotte bishop’s planned crackdown on liturgical customs

A leaked draft from Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Michael Martin shows the prelate’s far-reaching and highly detailed intent to crack down on “older liturgical practices.”

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[Michie]

Diocese of Charlotte TLM Crisis: PR Train Wreck Exposed

The Diocese of Charlotte’s TLM ban sparked outrage. See how their crisis PR failed the faithful in this sharp critique of the train wreck.

bellarmineforum.org

 

[Michie]

Diocese of Charlotte TLM Crisis: PR Train Wreck Exposed

The Diocese of Charlotte’s TLM ban sparked outrage. See how their crisis PR failed the faithful in this sharp critique of the train wreck.

bellarmineforum.org

 

[Michie]

Who Is Bishop Michael Martin? 8 Things to Know About the Leader of the Charlotte Diocese

Before shepherding his diocese, Bishop Martin had previously spent a successful dozen years as the Catholic chaplain at North Carolina’s Duke University.

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