tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post8300413857584956362..comments2024-03-28T18:02:12.286-04:00Comments on southern orders: THE POLARIZATION IN THE CHURCH IS FIRST AND FOREMOST LITURGICAL FROM WHICH ALL OTHER POLARIZATIONS FLOWFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-7582042845488548102015-05-09T08:31:22.093-04:002015-05-09T08:31:22.093-04:00"Those who are familiar with the results of c..."Those who are familiar with the results of centralization..." This is a rhetorical tool that both acknowledges that most people are not familiar with the supposed effects (otherwise, he would just say "we're all familiar with..."), and yet leaves one assuming that some sort of renewed centralization is indeed occurring, even if ordinary Catholics don't experience this. The sky is falling, but only Chicken Little knows it. <br /><br />As for the new translation, Vatican II says regulation of the sacred liturgy depends solely on the Vatican. Therefore, while this poor fellow thought the Vatican had surrendered this authority, what was really happening was priests and bishops were ignoring this authority. That's why we need the reforms of VCII now more than ever. Rood Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816036539243214384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-10737076263379448722015-05-09T08:13:39.249-04:002015-05-09T08:13:39.249-04:00He warns of "an ever-shrinking body of cleric...He warns of "an ever-shrinking body of clerics", but the Vatican's own annual statistics show the number of deacons, priests and bishops globally increasing each year. Rood Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816036539243214384noreply@blogger.com