Stunning news yesterday from Rome.Pope Francis acted swiftly to squash the enemies of the Church.

Immediately upon exiting his hospital stay where he was recovering from complex surgery, he asked for a pen. 

Sources close to the event say Pope Francis first words were, “I need a pen so I can sign this document.”

Experts say he intends to squash the greatest threat the Church has seen in over five. hundred Years!

Over to you, Sridakar

Thank you.  

We have obtained both documents signed by Pope Francis.  The first document is a letter wherein Pope Francis expresses sadness caused by abuses in the liturgy on all sides.  We thought this might pertain to an action against the modernists, or ending the abuse of lay ministers during Mass, or voiding the fraudulently obtained indult for  Communion in the hand.  No, the greatest threat is Latin Mass.  Pope Francis lashed out at Pope Benedict and shackled the latin mass back to his tight control by Vatican apparatchiks.

This is Sridakar Krishmaneranen, reporting for the Bellarmine Forum News.

WOW!  Thanks, Sridakar!

I’d have never guessed that the extraordinary action and force of a Motu Proprio would be merited for Latin Mass.  This left me with many questions, though.  I set out to learn what this document Pope Francis issued was.  I began to ask around and my questions led me to Professor Zbigniew Oszienski, Chair of the Theological Marian Akita Chair at Trent University 

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PROFESSOR OZIENSKI

Yes, Thank you for calling.  I am glad you ask this question.  It is a pleasure to speak with the Bellarmine Forum

I have looked in my modern catholic dictionary and it has two definitions.

A MOTU PROPRIO refers to Words used in rescripts drawn up and issued by a pope on his own initiative, and not conditioned by any petitionary requests. The documents are always signed personally by a pope. 

The dictionary then tells me to See PROPRIO MOTU.

So, I turn the pages and find this second definition.

PROPRIO MOTU.  More commonly referred to as motu proprio. 

It means “Something done on one’s own initiative or by one’s own will.” 

Said especially of certain papal documents written on the Pope’s own authority, often to meet a special and urgent need in the Church.

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We’ve learned that Pope Francis surveyed Bishops around the world and asked them about the threat of Summorum Pontificorum — which made it clear that the Latin Mass is not divisive – that is in his words, having these two liturgies available to the faithful, the traditional latin mass and the new mass, “in no way lead to a division in the Church’s lex credendi”.  

Stunningly, we’ve found several persons who had opinions on this.

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Brooke Hurst-Smith is RCIA Director at First Suburban AmChurch in Megalopolis.  She describes herself as actively engaged in the ministry of her parish, and made clear that her pronouns are “she/her”.  

“At 16, I joined a Sing A New Church workshop. it was really neat! I was so impressed that women like me could, like, preach to the community. and I still remember the reverent way the lectors raise their hand to make the community respond.  Someday, I hope to be a lector.