Saturday, March 10, 2007

Will It Happen This Time?

Rome, Italy – Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro, Rome-based consultant to Una Voce America, confirmed that his Vatican sources have said the long awaited and much-rumored motu proprio easing restrictions on the Traditional Roman rite of Mass should be issued by Easter.

“I have information from a serious high level source that it is likely the motu proprio will be published before Easter,” Msgr. Barreiro said.

“The fact that the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis, will be published on March 13, 2007, may pave the way for promulgation of the motu proprio,” he added.

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4 comments:

Odysseus said...

I find these stories exciting but simultaneously frustrating. I burned out on them last year, sometime. Now, it's gotten to the point where I don't think it will make much difference. But I can afford to be smug, since I already have an indult mass 30 minutes from my house.

paramedicgirl said...

Lucky you, Rob. Consider yourself blessed, indeed.

Anonymous said...

This may sound sad but I am starting to laugh when I hear these "statements" form super duper ultra high level insiders at the vatican. It is really getting old. I can wait but I am getting sick of the sensationalistic CIA-LIKE rumors that are popping up

Anonymous said...

there will be no motu proprio for now. a new statement came out:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis_en.html