Comments on: Bishops treading softly with missal translation

By: M F Townsley

M F Townsley — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 21:18:19 +0000

Cannot understand why ‘neither the priests nor the people know what’s coming next’. I know what is in my missal what is in theirs?

By: John Shone

John Shone — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 08:53:57 +0000

Well said Leo. Couldn’t agree more. Unfortunately, obedience to Rome has never been a strong suit within the Church in New Zealand. The consequence is that, in recent years, silly “flufferies” and novel “theologies” have come to occupy centre-stage – resulting in neglect/omission of the requirement to teach (and articulate and give witness to) the faithful the unchanging sacramental essentials and core doctrines of our Catholic Faith… and, furthermore, to regularly remind the faithful of their spiritual and temporal obligations to God and his Church. In this current climate of doctrinal “forgetfulness”, it’s no wonder priestly and religious vocations are at minimal levels, which also explains why parishes are being amalgamated left, right, and centre.

By: Leo

Leo — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 02:35:20 +0000

Tee hee. A “less literal and more dynamic” translation = we want to rewrite it to suit our Protestant liberal agenda.
We can be absolutely sure that the prayers of the Collect have nothing to do with it. When did you last attend a Mass wherein the prayers of the Collect were recited ?
We can probably rely on the Holy See to veto further attempts to corrupt the liturgy of the Mass. But wouldn’t it simply be great to have Catholic, honest bishops ?