Traditionalists likely set for another punishment beating from the Pope

The Roman jungle telegraph, to which we are connected via several stations, does not always work reliably - which is why we usually hold back somewhat on the public reproduction of the messages we therefore receive. Not everything is worth reporting: that the head of the authorities responsible for liturgy, Arthur Roche, reacted to the news of Benedict's death with the words: "Now we can finally sign the document!" seemed to us at best of anecdotal interest.

Now news reaches us about the form and content of this document - and it sets all alarm bells ringing. According to the news, it is about a new Apostolic Constitution with which Francis, who is highly dissatisfied with the slow implementation of Traditionis Custodes, now finally wants to put an end to the old Mass. Francis therefore chose the form of an Apostolic Constitution in order to connect to the corresponding Constitution Missale Romanum of Paul VI and to emphasise the equal status of his current regulations with the legislative act of 1969.

According to our information, the expected constitution contains 4 main decrees:

In no (diocesan?) church may only the old Mass be celebrated.

In (diocesan?) churches the Old Rite may not be celebrated every Sunday.

The use of the 1962 books (with the modifications ordered by Francis) is only permitted for the celebration of Mass, but not for the administration of sacraments and sacramentals.

Every priest is obliged to also celebrate (publicly?) according to Paul VI's missal.

This is the state of our information on 13 January. We are keeping an eye on the matter and an ear to the telegraph.

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