tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post1705211801939006050..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Coffee Cup Browsing (Verbose Edition)Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-54671460688672750742011-03-15T18:36:43.496-05:002011-03-15T18:36:43.496-05:00Tom, turn your sarcasm program back on. The "...Tom, turn your sarcasm program back on. The "oh, wait" means that the only way this story would be reported by the MSM is if the family had been Palestinian and the terrorist Israeli.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-57300090157137214222011-03-15T17:55:19.547-05:002011-03-15T17:55:19.547-05:00It was Palestinian terrorists who murdered a Israe...It was Palestinian terrorists who murdered a Israeli<br />family in their sleep.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354797544300799277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-45420527625536466492011-03-15T15:37:29.981-05:002011-03-15T15:37:29.981-05:00I know that, and I think many like-minded priests ...I know that, and I think many like-minded priests know that, but let us not overlook the importance of staying in our bishop's good graces. My bishop, at least, has bigger battles to fight. The re-introduction of the EF will happen slowly and quietly as the "Spirit of Vatican II" generation* gradually exits the stage. But I think it will happen. I am content with that.<br /><br />* By "Spirit of Vatican II generation" I mean those who incorrectly interpreted the Council to be a radical break with tradition, rather than an organic growth of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-69109967502310025742011-03-15T13:25:36.834-05:002011-03-15T13:25:36.834-05:00Anon., I think you are probably right about the bi...Anon., I think you are probably right about the bishops. One thing that the Vatican needs to do better is get the word out that priests do not need their bishops' permission to celebrate the E.F. They have the permission of the Bishop of Rome.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-59788472273399658062011-03-15T12:51:59.096-05:002011-03-15T12:51:59.096-05:00I am finishing my studies at a college seminary in...I am finishing my studies at a college seminary in the US, and in my own experience I have found that the reluctance to incorporate the EF or the Latin Novus Ordo comes straight from the bishops. My seminary's faculty have been specifically directed by the bishops not to celebrate any Mass in Latin. They do not want their diocesan priests 'being distracted from ministry' with what they consider a side-project at best. In many dioceses (including my own, I think), bishops allow FSSP or other similar groups to have their own parish or community to take care of the faithful who feel strongly about the EF, but they do not allow their own diocesan priests to celebrate it publicly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com