Cardinal Sarah: "Project to Abolish the Latin Mass Is Diabolical"
The abolition of the Roman rite is "an insult to the history of the Church," said Cardinal Robert Sarah during the presentation of his latest book, Dio Esiste? (Does God Exist?), organized by LaNuovaBq.it in Milan on January 20. Excerpts.
- The most urgent task is to recover the sense of adoration and prostration in faith and reverence before the mystery of God.
- The loss of the religious value of kneeling is the source of all the crises that shake the world and the Church, of the dissatisfaction that we see in our society.
- Holy Mass is not a social gathering to celebrate ourselves and our deeds, it is not a cultural display, but the remembrance of the Lord's death and resurrection, which the Church has always celebrated for centuries.
- We are immeasurably more blessed than the prophet Isaiah: he prayed that God would tear the heavens and come down (cf. Is 63:19); we contemplate Him in our midst.
- The Catholic Church is "the place where all truths meet," wrote the great Chesterton …More
Sounds like it is another very excellent and edifying treatise by His Eminence, the great Robert Cardinal Sarah, one among the remnant of holy and faithful Shepherds left to us, who, praise be to God, remains wholly devoted to Christ and Holy Mother Church. His is a powerful, wise and clarion voice raised in defense of the Faith and in the confirmation of the brethren during this time of diabolical darkness. May all of Heaven guard him and keep him strong and safe.
Well, the false prophet is...diabolical. No surprise there