What About Covid? Cardinal Burke Calls Francis' Mass Bann "Unjust"
He stresses that this is a “direct violation of universal Church law” - as if Canon Law were more than a facade (CardinalBurke.com, March 13).
In future, there will be only four concelebrated Eucharists in the huge basilica where there are eleven altars. Burke criticises Francis' measure as an attempt of imposing passive concelebration on priests who wish to offer Mass personally. In theory, Canon 902 grants that priests are "completely free" to celebrate Mass individually.
According to Burke, the bann “unjustly" conditions the primary duty of the priests to celebrate Mass daily. He feels a need to explain [to Francis] that offering Mass is for a priest "a right" and brings “great spiritual fruit for the whole Church.”
The Cardinal asks that the bann be “rescinded immediately” - but since the rest of the 5600 "Catholic" bishops worldwide are mostly braindead, Burke will [as usual] be ignored.
Francis' injustice will likely drive the priests underground. Like in times of persecution, they will say Mass in hidden places.
Further, health experts stress that in times of Covid-19 there is an urgent need to abolish concelebrations for evident hygienic reasons. But where rigid ideologues rule, common sense loses its civil right.
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