"Leo XIV Wants It" – Knoxville Bishop Abolishes Masses in Roman Rite
In a November 25 letter (below), he acknowledges receiving "numerous communications and even petitions from so many" faithful asking for the Mass.
Key point: The Mass will be abolished in parish churches and will continue only once a month at the chapel of a retreat center in Benton.
Monsignor Beckman reports that he received communication from the Dicastery for Divine Worship instructing him to “personally revisit the direction set by Pope Francis in Traditionis Custodes in 2021.”
During the summer, Monsignor Beckman returned to his reflections on the Dicastery’s communication: “In conversation only days ago with our nuncio, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, he affirmed that the Motu Proprio remains the normative guide.”
According to Bishop Beckman, it became clear “that the desire of the Holy Father was that we move in the direction of re-establishing" the Novus Ordo.
He adds: “Current indications are that Pope Leo does not intend to abrogate Traditionis Custodes which still serves as the current definitive guidance of the Church Universal.”
The conclusion: “For the sake of the communion of the whole church, the Extraordinary Form is now more limited.”
Bishop Beckman claims that he initially sought suitable nonparochial chapels or churches where the 1962 Missal could still be used. But, he ultimately decided “to move in the direction of celebrating Mass according to the current liturgical books.”
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