As I write this, the Extraordinary Consistory has finished. But there will be another one, a bit longer in June and then in 2027 it will happen annually.
Just a couple of things have emerged from the consistory, but nothing official from the Vatican yet.
One cardinal said that they talked about getting back to basics with evangelization. I am not sure what that means, but it would be nice to stop catering to sin and calling sinners to repent, in a nice way of course.
I think Pope Leo has been modeling basic evangelization in His Holiness’ Christo-Centric homilies and teachings and in his soteriology—speaking about eternal life in heaven and how to attain the gift offered by Christ. He hasn’t preached synodality in his homlies although he has referred to it.
They did speak about liturgy a bit. Nothing in particular has been said about what was spoken about in terms of liturgy other than they did speak about it. But one would have to be deaf, mute and blind not to know that the liturgy and reignited liturgy wars since Pope Francis are major issues in many countries. And then there is the grotesque liturgical abuse of the Modern Rite. And in some places, like Europe, only 5% of Catholics attend Mass and of that 5% not all are happy with the Modern Rite, although some of that 5% are.
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In regard to the Extraordinary Consistory:
Predictions that Pope Leo XIV had planned to focus upon liturgy, in particular, the TLM question, have flopped in major league fashion.
The overwhelming amount of Cardinals at the Consistory were far more focused upon Synodality and mission (Pope Francis' (requiescat in pace) Evangelii Gaudium) than liturgy...in particular, the TLM.
Edward Pentin reported today:
-- Liturgy sidestepped at Pope Leo XIV’s first consistory
ROME — Some cardinals and faithful who have a devotion to the traditional Roman rite have expressed concern that the liturgy appears to be sidelined in the extraordinary consistory currently underway at the Vatican after the cardinals voted to give priority to other issues on the agenda.
"The popular Italian traditional website “Messa in Latino“ wrote Jan. 7 that it had contacted some anonymous but important cardinals who all said they were “discouraged and disappointed” about the relegation of the liturgy as a discussion topic."
"The consistory, he added, “appears to be in perfect continuity with the synods and the thought of Francis” — a reference to how recent synods were silent on the traditional liturgy."
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Edward Pentin reported later in the day:
“Liturgy was mentioned but not as much as evangelisation, but liturgy comes into evangelisation as well,” Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, archbishop emeritus of Durban, South Africa, told me as he exited the extraordinary consistory.
"Asked if the TLM was discussed, he said: “No, no, not particulars like that. I think the whole thing was how do we get the whole Church onto the same level at evangelising, I think that was the main point.”
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The TLM question was not of interest clearly to the overwhelming amount of Cardinals who attended the Extraordinary Consistory. For that matter, that applied to the overall topic of liturgy.
Perhaps that will change during the next gathering of Cardinals.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
The following sums up that which I have encountered today in regard to Trad Inc.
Novus Ordo Watch:
-- As predicted, the consistory was a nothingburger:
Pax.
Mark Thomas
The Liturgy will wait to June when there is more time. A “non-technical synodality,” Pope Leo said that he experienced over yesterday and today—a deep harmony and communion—made possible by a methodology chosen to foster better mutual knowledge, given the diversity of backgrounds and experiences of each. From this followed a reference to the Second Vatican Council, the foundation of the Church’s path and renewal, and also the clarification that the other two topics proposed and not voted on yesterday by the assembly—the liturgy and Praedicate evangelium—are closely connected to the Council and must not be forgotten.
Pope Leo XIV has made it clear that he will deal with the TLM issue. For now, the Cardinals in Rome displayed scant love to the TLM.
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In regard to the Extraordinary Consistory: Vatican II emerged as the big winner.
From Popes Saint John XXIII to Francis (requiescat in pace), our holy Popes poured a lot of cement to secure the Council's place within the Church. But Pope Leo XIV has just added about a billion tons of cement to that process.
That is not surprising as at the dawn of his Pontificate, His Holiness declared:
"In this regard, I would like us to renew together today our complete commitment to the path that the universal Church has now followed for decades in the wake of the Second Vatican Council."
Good luck to folks who believe that God has called trads to wage war against the Council...even to work for the Council's elimination from the Church.
Not gonna happen.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Greetings Father. Please forgive me for posting this “out of sequence” but if I don’t, I run the risk of not having it seen!
What message do you think Pope Leo was broadcasting to the entire Church and world, when he gave the Progressive Priest- Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe- spiritual advisor to the Synod on Synodality- such a prominent role at this his first Consistory? Was he not the one that said- just ahead of the start of the Consistory that he was in favor of “moving ahead quickly” with ordaining women to the Diaconate? And isn’t he also the one who shared that he “ fell in love with a woman shortly after ordination and invited her to stay at his Priory to meet the Dominican community there”?
https://www.permariam.com/p/cardinal-radcliffe-i-support-moving
And did Pope Leo balance the prominence he gave to the heterodox Cardinal Radcliffe by giving an equally prominent role to an orthodox Cardinal? Maybe I missed that since I didn’t follow the Consistory all that closely once I saw the direction it was taking?
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