‘Traditionis Custodes’ Was Applied with Crude Authoritarianism – Cardinal Müller

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller spoke with kath.net on December 24, warning against crude authoritarianism in liturgical governance. Main points
- The distinction between ‘conservative’ and ‘progressive’ is un-Catholic and has no place in the Church of God.
- The Second Vatican Council did not speak of the liturgy as if it were outdated and in need of modernization.
- The Novus Ordo was introduced too abruptly and without sufficient explanation.
- Liturgical abuses—self-display instead of the worship of God—provoked a reaction that saw strict adherence to the 1962 Missal as a safeguard of Catholic truth.
- With 'Traditionis custodes', one attempted to enforce external uniformity through crude authoritarianism, without theological or liturgical sensitivity.
- The Pope has authority over the rites, but this must be exercised in harmony with Catholic doctrine and respect for legitimate traditions.
- Woke and gender ideology arise from a materialist worldview and stand in direct contradiction …More