It all started with a severe observation made by the Bishop of Grenoble.
In a press release published on September 2 commenting on the highly controversial decision of the Pope to strictly supervise the Mass in Latin, Bishop de Kerimel accused the faithful of his diocese attached to the Tridentine rite, more and more numerous to "
question the Mass of Paul VI and John Paul II [the ordinary rite in French], until the suspicion of invalidity or even declaring it as such
”.
To read also Michel Onfray: "
The mass in Latin, a liturgical heritage
"
Based on "
what is circulating on social networks among others
", the bishop denounces the faithful who "
prefer to miss Sunday Mass rather than participate in the liturgy approved by Paul VI and John Paul II
", evoking "
a negation of the authentic magisterium of the Church, a questioning of the Holy Spirit
”and a“
manifest mistrust of the Second Vatican Council
”.
"
A serious caricature
"
Denouncing a "
hurtful
"
text
and a "
caricature seriously out of step with reality
" in which the faithful of the Latin Mass in Grenoble "
absolutely do not recognize each other
", the parishioners of Saint-André in Grenoble and of Notre-Dame de Isle in Vienne decided to go on strike for the quest “
until their bishop receives them
”.
"
We have sent dozens of letters to our bishop over the past two weeks,
" we told AFSAN, the association of the faithful set up for the occasion. Left unanswered, the parishioners are worried about this “
brutal approach
” and above all ask for a visit from their bishop so that he can “
realize the reality on the ground
”. The two parishes bring together a few hundred faithful invested for a great deal in diocesan life, and benefiting from a real dynamism in recent years. "
No these parishioners do not think that the mass in ordinary form is invalid, no these parishioners do not refuse to take Communion there, no they do not think that the priests ordained by our bishop are not priests.
“, Defended the association in a press release, fearing that their bishop could soon withdraw the priests of their parish and the possibility of attending a mass in the old form.
Tone up
"
I never said that I will not receive them,
" Bishop de Kerimel replied to France 3, saying he was very surprised.
Annoyed by what he describes as “
childishness
” and “
not very Christian blackmail
”, the bishop nevertheless declared that he was going to meet the group, which he “
does not intend to leave to himself
”.
This meeting could take place after his return from Rome, where he makes an
ad limina
visit all week
to meet the Pope.
Regarding the future of the Latin Mass in the diocese, the bishop also declared that the faithful will still be able to attend, but “
the only rule of prayer will be the Roman Missal of Paul VI
”.
But for the moment, "
no decree has been signed, no decision has been taken, the reflection is underway,
" the diocese said.
To read also "Seen from elsewhere" N ° 59 - First tête-à-tête between Viktor Orban and Pope Francis
Since the promulgation by the Vatican of a
motu proprio
revising the liberalization of the Mass in Latin, also known as traditional because in the form before the Vatican Council II, several bishops in France began to strictly apply the instructions of Pope Francis . In Paris, Archbishop Michel Aupetit authorized the celebration of the traditional mass in only five parishes, while there were about ten places of worship in which it was celebrated so far, provoking the anger and incomprehension of many faithful.
