Una Voce International Report: The bad news.....II

Qu. 6: Translation of resume of answers:

" When the Motu Proprio was promulgated there was great joy among numerous priest across the world, especially the older ones who had waited for decades for the opportunity to celebrate again, the Mass of their youth. Similarly there were many younger priests who have found the EF to be profoundly spiritual and who desire to celebrate it in order to be in communion with their older brother priests.....It has become clear from responses to UVIF and from numerous Internet blogs that many parish priests and members of religious communities are being submitted to subtle pressure and threats, and in many cases are isolated in their dioceses and communities. The aggressive intolerance which currently prevails in numerous dioceses is such that, for this reason, it has been decided not to include any names in this report, in order to protect these priests and religious. If the Pontifical Commission wishes to know these names, the Federation will supply them in a confidential communication. There exists in many dioceses a sinister and merciless determination to eradicate, if possible, all vestiges of tradition among the Clergy and Faithful."

Qu. 8

Reported reaction from those who have attended an EF since the Motu:

Many have been impressed and some have been astonished that the Church had abandoned such a beautiful and spiritually uplifting rite. There are now constant demands for house Masses, for Masses in central locations and for all the Sacraments. It is the solemnity, sense of the sacred and the truly Catholic hymns which attract people to the traditional liturgy. most particularly the young......
Certainly there have been negative responses on the part of those who don't have any Latin and who complain out of ignorance that this is against the Second Vatican Council. Some complain, again out of ignorance, that the priest turns his back on the people. These bad interpretations must be corrected."

Qu. 9

Have demands been received from priests wishing to celebrate the EF?

The good news in this section has already been translated in the post on England and Wales, as has the reference to one particular negative case in Scotland. The section from which those parts were taken, concludes as follows:

"A similar situation exists in Spain(as in Scotland), where Parish Priests are afraid of speaking openly of their wish to celebrate the EF because they forsee being subject to sanctions. This harsh regime imposed by numerous bishops on their priests is such that those of the latter who would wish to respond favourably to the Motu Proprio are frightened to do so."

Qu. 10 and Conclusion follow

In Christo pro Papa