Roman Rite: Cardinal Roche Wants Compromises on "Both Sides"
He claimed that earlier "permissions" of the Mass by John Paul II and Benedict XVI were a "pastoral accommodation", but that with Francis, "the situation had shifted":
"What the Holy Father began to realise is that the concession granted to those who found the new rite difficult was being used to oppose the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council," the Cardinal claimed.
This promotion is allegedly "against the unity of the Church".
Novus Ordo Should Become Equally Attractive than Roman rite
Cardinal Roche asks himself: "Why is there such intense debate? Why all this noise, the battering of drums and the blowing of trumpets? What else is going on when they have been given permission to celebrate this Mass? What is the problem? Something else is clearly afoot."
Asked about the growing number of Catholics attending the Latin Mass, Cardinal Roche suggested that its appeal is partly shaped by the cultural context of modern life and the constant 'noise' of contemporary society: "When people go into a quiet church, they find that quite attractive."
He added, "The music and the reverence are also a challenge to the Novus Ordo, and these should be equally attractive every Sunday."
Cardinal Roche, an opportunist, was an implacable enemy of the Roman rite. Now, however, he claims: "Pitting one rite against the other means losing a sense of the material you are handling. This is not a game. There needs to be compromise on both sides."
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