In the six months that Pope Leo has been the Vicar of Christ, His Holiness has recovered so much that was tossed off the Barque of Peter by His Holiness’ immediate predecessor. Pope Francis thought it was more humble to toss out monarchical trappings of the papacy and its formality for a more earthy, rustic approach to the papacy. It is a “kind of” Arianism, stripping the Church of her Divinity to overemphasize her humanity. But humanity without Divinity is like a barque without wood. It won’t stay afloat!
But apart from the external trappings of the papacy that Pope Leo is gloriously recovering, His Holiness is also calling us to the Divinity of Christ, Who has two natures human and divine.
Jesus is the foundation of the Church. We worship Jesus. Everything else should support our faith in Jesus Christ, True God and True Man.
We don’t worship ecumenical councils.
The Second Vatican Council cannot stand without all the other ecumenical councils.
We don’t worship conciliarism or synodlaity—if we have to have it it should be a way for us to embrace the Splendor of Divine Truth and not manipulate it for worldly means or a watered down Catholicism, Catholic lite!
We don’t worship the faith and morals of the Church or her sacraments or a particular form of the Mass.
All of these, though, should enable us to properly worship God, and by God’s grace, to make Jesus he center of our lives as we make our pilgrimage to heaven.We must do it Jesus’ way, not our way!
And finally, we all pray that Pope Leo is going to be a role model of not afflicting the clergy and laity in order to push a particular religious meme but rather liberate the clergy and laity to love God and His Church and her leaders because they, meaning the bishops, are evangelical Catholics, placing Christ at the center of the Church and their leadership, not themselves or a particular ideology that motivates them.
Let us pray that the type of affliction that Bishop Martin is inflicting on the Diocese of Charlotte comes to an end and that those in the Church who sincerely seek to make Christ the center of their lives are free to do so by participating in the Church with what is allowed, both the ancient and the novel.
Stop lording it over the clergy and laity and build up what is good and work with them to purify that which is evil.
Call everyone in the Church to repentance and don’t destroy goodwill and faith by imposing ideologies on the Church, be it universal, diocesan or on the parish level.
Pope Leo is focusing on soteriology—our salvation. It only happens through Christ and by God’s grace our repentance of sin and our personal conversion to Christ.
Pope Leo is focusing on the good of all of His Holiness’ predecessors, Pope Francis and every other pope. Let us pray that he lifts up Pope Benedict XVI’s desire for inner healing in the Church, lost under Pope Francis, and that common sense returns to the Church where we recognize that what the Church has embraced as good and holy cannot then be seen as bad or evil. Pope Leo must recover Summorum Pontificum!
Call them to repentance, don’t destroy their goodwill and faith!
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Elsie Ann Allen, via Crux:
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2025/12/pope-leos-first-consistory-to-be-both-a-landmark-and-a-challenge
-- Pope Leo’s first consistory to be both a landmark and a challenge
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Her take in regard to the Consistory:
"In our interview he also touched on liturgical debate..."
"Leo in our interview referred to the ongoing “liturgy wars” playing out in global Catholicism, Leo said that “people always say ‘the Latin Mass.’ Well, you can say Mass in Latin right now. If it’s the Vatican II rite there’s no problem.”
“Obviously, between the Tridentine Mass and the Vatican II Mass, the Mass of Paul VI, I’m not sure where that’s going to go. It’s obviously very complicated,” he said.
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In light of all the above, I am not sure that Pope Leo XIV views the reinstatement of Summorum Pontificum as the solution to the liturgical issues in question.
Traditionis Custodes was a necessary and wise response to the terrible TLM-related problems that followed Summorum Pontificum's promulgation.
Pope Leo XIV has made clear his tremendous regard for Pope Francis (requiescat in pace). It is not a matter of His Holiness having jetted Pope Benedict XVI. But Pope Leo XIV, time and again, has promoted Pope Francis' teachings, as well as vision for the Church.
Speaking of that, Elise Ann Allen noted the following powerful points:
"Beyond ongoing liturgical disputes, Leo already teased his agenda for the consistory during his May 10 meeting with cardinals, telling them that he wanted them to renew their “complete commitment” to the path taken in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.
“Pope Francis masterfully and concretely set it forth in the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium,” he said, and highlighted what he said were several “fundamental points” of the document.
Again, we have powerful confirmation from Pope Leo XIV that he has viewed Pope Francis as a sure and certain guide in regard to the direction in which His Holiness will shepherd the Church.
But Pope Leo XIV will also draw upon Pope Benedict XVI's holy and great Pontificate, as well as additional predecessors, to guide the Church.
I am confident that Pope Leo XIV will teach, govern, and sanctify us in line with God's will.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Summorum Pontificum = good
Traditionis Custodes = evil
MT, that’s an old interview and a lot has happened since then and with the many reversals of Pope Francis by Pope Leo but in a sugary way, without rancor. This is AI’s (artificial intelligence) prediction based on what has happened since that ancient interview:
Pope Leo XIV hasn't formally reinstated Summorum Pontificum, but he's showing more openness to the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) through symbolic gestures, like allowing Cardinal Burke to celebrate it at St. Peter's in October 2025, signaling a potential shift from Pope Francis's stricter Traditionis Custodes, though a full reversal remains uncertain as he balances tradition with current Church governance needs.
Key Developments & Signals:
Symbolic Gestures: Pope Leo XIV permitted the annual Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage to hold a TLM in St. Peter's Basilica in October 2025, a significant break from recent restrictions.
Benevolent Stance: He's shown favor towards the Eastern Rites' sense of mystery, which some see as hinting at restoring older forms in the Roman Rite.
Encouraging Dialogue: A January 2026 Extraordinary Consistory is planned to discuss liturgy, suggesting a desire to find a path forward that respects tradition without causing upheaval.
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