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Cardinal Sarah Hails Leo XIV on Latin Mass, Only Bishops Are Problem

Talking to Diane Montagna on July 16, Cardinal Robert Sarah argues that Leo XIV wants to allow the Roman rite, but fails because of the bishops and that the pope will be “very prudent” about the dissemination of the pro-homosexual final text of the synod's Study Group Number 9.

On Leo XIV's letter to the French bishops

"It seems to me that the Holy Father did well to write to the French Bishops, encouraging them to be more open to the traditional Mass, because it is a Mass we have celebrated for centuries."

Follow what Leo XIV says

"I think that what was written to the French Bishops must apply to all bishops: be more open, so as not to create division for no reason."

"We must follow what Pope Leo says - that is, not be so averse toward something holy, something beautiful, something conducive to recollection."

Traditionis Custodes should be abrogated

"Yes, let's hope so. This depends on the Holy Father's decision, but perhaps the Holy Father could be helped. If, for example, in a Consistory he were to suggest — let's have more openness, let's not impede anything — so that little by little, even if there is no document that would abrogate Traditionis Custodes, it would still disappear gradually, day after day, year after year.”

No authority to prevent Latin Mass

"I don't know what authority we have to prevent a liturgy that has been celebrated for centuries."

"This Tridentine liturgy is 1,600 years old. We cannot say that what has been done for 1,600 years is no longer valid now."

Why liturgy must become central again

"It seems to me that today the liturgy is an urgent topic—that is, the relationship between man and God. God is the Creator, and man must kneel before God, adore him, thank him, submit to His will, return to God."

"The liturgy is a relationship of trust, of submission to God... He will bring peace to mankind, in the Church, in the world—but a sacred liturgy, not a game, not entertainment."

On "synodality" as a term

"For my part, I have never understood this change to calling the Church a 'Synodal Church.' I have always believed that the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church is Mother, the Church is Teacher, the Church is a Bride... I do not understand why we should give her another name."

"Because the Church is not an assembly of all Christians who must vote, who must give their opinion. The Church must teach, and it is the bishops who teach, the priests who teach."

Doctrine cannot be voted on — with a direct reference to homosexuality

"A doctrine is not something one votes on, it cannot be voted on. A moral teaching cannot be voted on; it is a teaching received from God. It's not the case that, because the majority says homosexuality is a good thing, that it's right, when it's written clearly in Revelation, in the Catechism, that it's something disordered."

On Study Group Number 9 and homosexuality

"If we want to be faithful to Revelation, if we want to be faithful to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, if we also want to follow nature, I think this document must be examined by the Holy Father before it is sent out, because there should not be a Western group with a specifically Western tendency seeking to impose itself on the whole Church — as happened with Fiducia Supplicans. There will be reactions."

Questioning the group's composition

"I don't know who makes up this Study Group No. 9, who these experts are, what nation they are from, what culture they are from. Are they African, Asian, European, from Oceania? Because this cannot simply be published without the Holy Father's permission."

Confidence in Leo XIV

"I think the Holy Father is very prudent and will not allow the dissemination of a text that he has not approved after careful study."

When Cardinal Sarah Criticized Francis

"The only time I have felt moved to criticize Pope Francis — because Pope Francis said... when we held the Amazon Synod, I asked myself, doesn't Latin America have a Madonna venerated in every country of Latin America? The Guadalupe… Why did they not bring Guadalupe to preside over the Synod on the Amazon? Instead, they brought an Inca idol, and this idol entered the Basilica of Saint Peter."

"When Pope Francis went to Singapore, he said that all religions are equal, that they are like paths, like languages, like different dialects. They all lead to God. But then what is the point of the Incarnation?... Then Christ is lying when he says 'no one goes to the Father except through Me, I am the door.' That is, sheer paganism has entered the Church."

No one can change doctrine

"No one can change the doctrine of Christ... No one can change moral doctrine or other doctrine. No, no one. Because it is not ours... There can be no paradigm shift."

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De Profundis shares this

Cardinal Sarah: “sheer paganism has entered the Church.”

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Not only has paganism entered the Church, but it is also trying to take Her over.

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Cardinal Robert Sarah questioned whether the Church has authority to suppress the Traditional Latin Mass and urged bishops to be more open to the faithful devoted to it.

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Luke Nutley

Cardinal Sarah, QUO PRIMUM settled this issue.
LATIN is the language of the liturgy in perpetuity. That it is not in use is a clear violation of an APOSTOLIC CONSTUTION. But who cares, right? And how many souls are in hell because of its disuse?
Quo Primum
Promulgating the Tridentine Liturgy
Pope Pius V - 1570
APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION
From the very first, upon Our elevation to the chief Apostleship, We gladly turned our mind and energies and directed all our thoughts to those matters which concerned the preservation of a pure liturgy, and We strove with God’s help, by every means in our power, to accomplish this purpose. For, besides other decrees of the sacred Council of Trent, there were stipulations for Us to revise and re-edit the sacred books: the Catechism, the Missal and the Breviary. With the Catechism published for the instruction of the faithful, by God’s help, and the Breviary thoroughly revised for the worthy praise of God, in order that the Missal and Breviary may be in perfect harmony, as fitting and proper – for its most becoming that there be in the Church only one appropriate manner of reciting the Psalms and only one rite for the celebration of Mass – We deemed it necessary to give our immediate attention to what still remained to be done, viz, the re-editing of the Missal as soon as possible.
Hence, We decided to entrust this work to learned men of our selection. They very carefully collated all their work with the ancient codices in Our Vatican Library and with reliable, preserved or emended codices from elsewhere. Besides this, these men consulted the works of ancient and approved authors concerning the same sacred rites; and thus they have restored the Missal itself to the original form and rite of the holy Fathers. When this work has been gone over numerous times and further emended, after serious study and reflection, We commanded that the finished product be printed and published as soon as possible, so that all might enjoy the fruits of this labor; and thus, priests would know which prayers to use and which rites and ceremonies they were required to observe from now on in the celebration of Masses.
Let all everywhere adopt and observe what has been handed down by the Holy Roman Church, the Mother and Teacher of the other churches, and let Masses not be sung or read according to any other formula than that of this Missal published by Us. This ordinance applies henceforth, now, and forever, throughout all the provinces of the Christian world, to all patriarchs, cathedral churches, collegiate and parish churches, be they secular or religious, both of men and of women – even of military orders – and of churches or chapels without a specific congregation in which conventual Masses are sung aloud in choir or read privately in accord with the rites and customs of the Roman Church. This Missal is to be used by all churches, even by those which in their authorization are made exempt, whether by Apostolic indult, custom, or privilege, or even if by oath or official confirmation of the Holy See, or have their rights and faculties guaranteed to them by any other manner whatsoever.
This new rite alone is to be used unless approval of the practice of saying Mass differently was given at the very time of the institution and confirmation of the church by Apostolic See at least 200 years ago, or unless there has prevailed a custom of a similar kind which has been continuously followed for a period of not less than 200 years, in which most cases We in no wise rescind their above-mentioned prerogative or custom. However, if this Missal, which we have seen fit to publish, be more agreeable to these latter, We grant them permission to celebrate Mass according to its rite, provided they have the consent of their bishop or prelate or of their whole Chapter, everything else to the contrary notwithstanding.
All other of the churches referred to above, however, are hereby denied the use of other missals, which are to be discontinued entirely and absolutely; whereas, by this present Constitution, which will be valid henceforth, now, and forever, We order and enjoin that nothing must be added to Our recently published Missal, nothing omitted from it, nor anything whatsoever be changed within it under the penalty of Our displeasure.
We specifically command each and every patriarch, administrator, and all other persons or whatever ecclesiastical dignity they may be, be they even cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, or possessed of any other rank or pre-eminence, and We order them in virtue of holy obedience to chant or to read the Mass according to the rite and manner and norm herewith laid down by Us and, hereafter, to discontinue and completely discard all other rubrics and rites of other missals, however ancient, which they have customarily followed; and they must not in celebrating Mass presume to introduce any ceremonies or recite any prayers other than those contained in this Missal.
Furthermore, by these presents [this law], in virtue of Our Apostolic authority, We grant and concede in perpetuity that, for the chanting or reading of the Mass in any church whatsoever, this Missal is hereafter to be followed absolutely, without any scruple of conscience or fear of incurring any penalty, judgment, or censure, and may freely and lawfully be used. Nor are superiors, administrators, canons, chaplains, and other secular priests, or religious, of whatever title designated, obliged to celebrate the Mass otherwise than as enjoined by Us. We likewise declare and ordain that no one whosoever is forced or coerced to alter this Missal, and that this present document cannot be revoked or modified, but remain always valid and retain its full force notwithstanding the previous constitutions and decrees of the Holy See, as well as any general or special constitutions or edicts of provincial or synodal councils, and notwithstanding the practice and custom of the aforesaid churches, established by long and immemorial prescription – except, however, if more than two hundred years’ standing.
It is Our will, therefore, and by the same authority, We decree that, after We publish this constitution and the edition of the Missal, the priests of the Roman Curia are, after thirty days, obliged to chant or read the Mass according to it; all others south of the Alps, after three months; and those beyond the Alps either within six months or whenever the Missal is available for sale. Wherefore, in order that the Missal be preserved incorrupt throughout the whole world and kept free of flaws and errors, the penalty for nonobservance for printers, whether mediately or immediately subject to Our dominion, and that of the Holy Roman Church, will be the forfeiting of their books and a fine of one hundred gold ducats, payable ipso facto to the Apostolic Treasury. Further, as for those located in other parts of the world, the penalty is excommunication latae sententiae, and such other penalties as may in Our judgment be imposed; and We decree by this law that they must not dare or presume either to print or to publish or to sell, or in any way to accept books of this nature without Our approval and consent, or without the express consent of the Apostolic Commissaries of those places, who will be appointed by Us. Said printer must receive a standard Missal and agree faithfully with it and in no wise vary from the Roman Missal of the large type (secundum magnum impressionem).
Accordingly, since it would be difficult for this present pronouncement to be sent to all parts of the Christian world and simultaneously come to light everywhere, We direct that it be, as usual, posted and published at the doors of the Basilica of the Prince of the Apostles, also at the Apostolic Chancery, and on the street at Campo Flora; furthermore, We direct that printed copies of this same edict signed by a notary public and made official by an ecclesiastical dignitary possess the same indubitable validity everywhere and in every nation, as if Our manuscript were shown there. Therefore, no one whosoever is permitted to alter this notice of Our permission, statute, ordinance, command, precept, grant, indult, declaration, will, decree, and prohibition. Would anyone, however, presume to commit such an act, he should know that he will incur the wrath of Almighty God and of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul.
Given at St. Peter’s in the year of the Lord’s Incarnation, 1570, on the 14th of July of the Fifth year of Our Pontificate.
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chris griffin

" will incur the wrath of Almighty God and of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul.", I am not a theologian but I don't think the Pope can say this about the Mass for all eternity. I think he went to the point where he went overboard.

Mike the Pike

The word salad Cardinal Sarah is talking about:
Finally, dear brothers, you intend to address the delicate theme of the Liturgy, to which the Holy Father is particularly attentive, in the context of the growth of communities attached to the Vetus Ordo. It is troubling that a painful wound continues to open in the Church concerning the celebration of the Mass, the very sacrament of unity. To heal it, a fresh regard from each person toward the other, with a greater understanding of the other's sensibility, is surely needed — a regard that could allow brothers enriched by their diversity to welcome one another mutually, in charity and in the unity of faith. May the Holy Spirit suggest to you concrete solutions that would generously include those sincerely attached to the Vetus Ordo, while respecting the orientations set forth by the Second Vatican Council regarding the Liturgy. --Cardinal Pietro Parolin
The Modernists use obscurity and wiggle words. They know if the Modernist theology gets clearly explained, it will be marginalized.

SonoftheChurch

Cardinal Sarah sounds like he’s suffering from a debilitating case of Stockholm Syndrome.

Percy Franklin

I didn't think there was enough room on the fence with Cdl. Burke but Cdl Sarah fits perfectly.

john333

Primary and secondary upside down , Primary love God with all your heart besides he has the owner manual. Lying about sin you call God a Liar that isn't good even if your a Pope that makes it worse. Peter ended crucified upside down .... 🤔

SonoftheChurch

Leo has already approved and advanced sodomy and sodomites in the Church. He’s not going to backtrack now.

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Robert Sarah: "What Leo XIV has asked of France must apply to all bishops"

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P. O'B

A variation of the "prisoner of the Vatican" theory.