RORATE CÆLI: “Francis: The Pope of Rupture” — Article by Jean-Pierre Maugendre

Rorate is pleased to present this translation by Zachary Thomas of an article that appeared at the website of Renaissance Catholique. Jean-Pierre

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RORATE CÆLI: Latin Mass Society — Canonical Notes on the Application of Traditiones Custodes (Guide for Priests and Faithful)

In this document we wish to give some brief indications of what the Apostolic Letter does and does not do

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RORATE CÆLI: “It is to be hoped that bishops will generously exhaust the legal possibilities of dispensation”—Canon Lawyer Fr. Gero Weishaupt

The following interview was conducted in German by Petra Lorleberg for kath.net. Dr. Gero P. Weishaupt is a priest and

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RORATE CÆLI: Hatred for the Mass of the Ages and the Question of Obedience

Rorate is pleased to share the English version of an article by an important Italian writer, first published at Aldo

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RORATE CÆLI: “The Old Mass is Good for Catholic Social Teaching”—Article by Stefano Fontana

Francis’s motu proprio Traditionis custodes has many aspects that can be considered imprudent. Some are still emerging, others will only

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RORATE CÆLI: Cardinal Raymond L. Burke’s Masterful “Statement on the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes”

Many faithful – laity, ordained and consecrated – have expressed to me the profound distress which the Motu Proprio «Traditionis

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RORATE CÆLI: Op-Ed: “I am a Catholic, but I cannot be irrational. Bergoglio’s motu proprio asks me to be irrational, and I cannot do that.” (Juan Manuel de Prada)

Chesterton asserted that “the church asks us to take off our hats, not our heads when entering it.” Taking off

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RORATE CÆLI: Can a document based on falsehoods have juridical standing? Can a doubtful law bind?

ARTICLE 1 of the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes reads: “The liturgical books promulgated by Saint Paul VI and Saint John

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RORATE CÆLI: What are they saying about us? A fisk of Fr Thomas Reese on Traditionis Custodes

Fr Reese’s column is here. My comments in red. Despite the recent decision of Pope Francis to curtail celebration of

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RORATE CÆLI: A RORATE CÆLI Editorial: Bishops should dispense priests and faithful from the horrors of Traditionis Custodes immediately

We at Rorate Caeli are gratified and edified by the generous paternal and pastoral approach that many bishops, particularly those

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