Traditionis Custodes Archive
The big Catholic news story at present, at least here in the U.S., concerns the rumor that Cardinal Blaze (as in, flaming) Cupich has informed the Institute of Christ the King (ICK) that, as of August 1, 2022, it may no longer offer …
On December 20, the website Catholic Culture published an article by Phil Lawler entitled, “Who denies the Novus Ordo is valid? Prepare for a surprise.” SPOILER ALERT: According to Lawler’s reasoning, it is the devotees of the Novus Ordo themselves who deny the validity of …
Ever since the CDW Responsa ad Dubia regarding the implementation of Traditiones Cojones was made public on December 18, tradservative commentators have been at pains to shoot the messenger. The Rorate Caeli blog referred to the text as the “Roche Christmas Massacre.” A …
In mid-November, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis – the Cardinal-Vicar who governs the Diocese of Rome on behalf of the Holy Führer Francis – issued guidelines for the implementation of Traditiones Cojones in the diocese that strictly prohibit the “use the Roman Ritual and …
On the Last Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel reading offered a golden opportunity for priests to preach on the wretched state of affairs in Modernist Rome. In fact, it practically demanded as much. At the Mass that I heard (offered by a priest …
Immediately following the publication of Traditionis Cojones, a hue and cry rang out from the depths of the so-called traditionalist movement (more appropriately, the tradservative movement): But the Latin Mass parishes are thriving! In many dioceses, they’re the only ones that are growing! …
By now, many readers have encountered the accolades that have been piling up for Bishop Rob Mutsaerts (above), an Auxiliary Bishop in the Netherlands who wrote a scathing critique of Francis and his Motu Proprio, Traditionis Cojones. Mutsaerts does deserve high marks …
Traditionis Cojones (gotta admit, the author of that thing has some big ones!) has ignited a firestorm of passionate responses from so-called “traditionalists” (aka Catholics). Among the more irksome are those from persons who insist on denying Jorge’s accusation that devotion to the 1962 …
A primer on Traditionis Custodes: Why did Francis do it? What is he thinking? It ain’t rocket science, folks. Below is everything you need to know in under 3 minutes:
