Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment: Fr Karl Rahner, S. J., and Traditionis Custodes

“Imagine that the pope, as supreme pastor of the Church, issued a decree today requiring all the uniate churches of

Continue reading

Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment: Who actually wants the New Rite?

Particularly, the incessant rewording of ‘authorised’ texts. So one continually got (even on Sundays) the pseudo-Hippolytan Eucharistic Prayer … bad

Continue reading

Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment: Vacatio Legis

Like most of those who have read Traditionis custodes, I was vastly intrigued by the bit right at the end.

Continue reading

Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment: S Pius V and Traditionis Custodes

S Pius V and Traditionis Custodes Dear Father Thank you for your email about whether you are bound in conscience

Continue reading

Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment: The Pugin Pontificate

Liberation!  I have long been uneasy about the arbitrary provision in Summorum Pontificum that the normative form of the Authentic

Continue reading

Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment: Auctoritas versus mere Legalism

Before the Vatican closed down for its summer break, there were rumours that PF was intending to legislate to the

Continue reading

Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment: Thomasery

What a week! On Monday, Blessed Thomas Belton, and his Companions, martyred at Oxford under Elizabeth Tudor. On Friday next,

Continue reading