The Remnant Newspaper – TRADITION BETRAYED: Diane Montagna Interviews Bishop Schneider on “Traditionis Custodes”

In his first print interview since the release of Pope Francis’ new decree restricting the Traditional Latin Mass, Traditionis Custodes, Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said the document “demeans” a thousand-year-old liturgy of the Roman Rite, commits an “injustice” against Catholics who adhere to it, and creates a “two-class society” in the Church. “The privileged first-class are those who adhere to the reformed liturgy,” Bishop Schneider asserts, “and the second-class Catholics, who will now barely be tolerated, include a large number of Catholic families, children, young people and priests” who, through the traditional liturgy, have “experienced, with great spiritual benefit, the reality and mystery of the Church.” The bishop also contends that the “astonishingly narrow-minded attitude” and “disparaging tone” displayed in the motu proprio and accompanying letter stand in “glaring contrast” not only to the guiding principles of the current pontificate, but also fly in the face of the “conciliar” claim of “openness to diversity” and rejection of liturgical “uniformity.” In this exclusive interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary of Astana, Kazakhstan, discusses his chief concerns about the document, offers counsel to seminarians and young priests who fear they may be prohibited from celebrating the traditional Mass, and addresses Pope Francis’ claim that his chosen course of action is analogous to that taken by Pope St. Pius V.

The Remnant Newspaper – TRADITION BETRAYED: Diane Montagna Interviews Bishop Schneider on “Traditionis Custodes”