Arguably it wasn’t allowed to work–the Extraordinary Form got revised texts but those seeking a more enculturated, lest hokey Ordinary Form more in continuity with the older form got routed to Extraordinary Form personal parishes instead.
Those close to Benedict confirm that one of the objects was to put the two forms back into continuity so organic development could resume. We don’t need to know the answer to that to know that its explicit, stated purpose was to bring about renewal of both forms of the Roman Rite. Whether or not it is true that Summorum was a “plan B” after Benedict couldn’t get support from the curia for a major revision of the Ordinary Form of the Mass is something we won’t know for many years. Nobody likes being talked to like he is stupid or born yesterday. The text of Summorum and everything that followed it is incompatible with the claim that its purpose was strictly reconciliation with the SSPX, the people in the pews know this is not true, and justifying cancelling masses and doing less for the care of souls of families who are for whatever reason are better served in Extraordinary Form communities by repeating this falsehood is an expression of contempt. Revisionist history like this is reducing trust and leading further from reconciliation. To read the entirety of CNA’s breakdown of the interview, click here. What is produced in this age is also entirely appropriate for the time. What was produced in 1570 was entirely appropriate for the time. This was the will of the vast majority of the bishops of the Catholic Church, who were gathered together in the 21st ecumenical council, guiding the pope with regard to the future. Reflecting back on Vatican II, Roche reminded listeners that liturgical reform was sought after by most of the bishops attending the council:Īnd we’ve got to remember that wasn’t the will of the pope. And so, let us go back to what the Council required of the Church. It’s clear that Traditionis custodes is saying: OK, this experiment has not entirely been successful.
In a recent interview, Archbishop Arthur Roche made multiple strong statements about how the efforts of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI to reconcile with SSPX by reintroducing the pre-Vatican II liturgy have not been successful:
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