Tag: Pope Paul VI
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When did the rupture first take place?
A question for those who hold that the Mass as most Catholics know it represents an ‘irreformable rupture’: when did the rupture first take place?
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Blessed Pope Paul VI on Liturgical Reform: The New Epoch in the Church’s Life
Liturgical reform is not an arbitrary act. It is not a transitory or optional experiment. It is not some dilettante’s improvisation. It is a law.
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Pope Paul VI on Liturgical Reform: Restoring Dignity, Beauty, Simplicity and Good Taste
“Remember, if the faithful sing they do not leave the Church; if they do not leave the Church, they keep the faith and live as Christians.”
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Pope Paul VI on Liturgical Reform: The Sublime Reality
“Look at the altar, placed now for dialogue with the assembly; consider the remarkable sacrifice of Latin, the priceless repository of the Church’s treasure.”
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Pope Paul VI on Liturgical Reform: Our Foremost Concern
“Accordingly, our foremost concern is clearly that the faithful, and especially priests, dedicate themselves first of all to the study of the Constitution on the Liturgy and from this moment on prepare themselves to carry out its prescriptions wholeheartedly as soon as these take effect.”
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Pope Paul VI on Liturgical Reform: The Difficult, Complex Debates
“The first achievement of the Council must be treasured as something that will quicken and put its imprint on the life of the Church.”
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Reviewing Louis Bouyer Ten Years Later
My own impression of the purpose of [the increasinlgy speculative, abstract] development in his work was that it served to support the practical, clerical, highly conservative ecclesiology he promoted in his writings, lectures, and not least through his formative influence on an inner circle of students he nurtured in 1970s Paris, including (the later cardinals)…
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Pope Paul VI on Liturgical Reform
“…Should this exception to the liturgy of Vatican II have its way, the entire council would be shaken…”
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Viewpoint: Papal Styles
Most of all, Pope Francis wants a Church that is close to the people, is compassionate to sinners, and is merciful to those who live in imperfect situations.