The “Mayan Rite” Controversy: Local, Cultural Context
Chiapas is a region unlike the rest of Mexico.
Chiapas is a region unlike the rest of Mexico.
In 1378, there was a concrete case of “an ordinary lay Catholic in the pews” who had to decide whether Clement VII was Pope.
To get a distant idea of what catastrophic difference exists between how the divine office is sung and how it should be sung...
I can’t just say I prefer what is said on Thursday to what was said on Wednesday.
On the 1st Sunday of Advent it was the Church’s duty, which as a good Mother she fulfilled, to urge us to do penance in view of the end times and judgement at the Second Coming. This week she points to the joy that awaits us after penance and judgement, encapsulated in “Jerusalem”. We are…
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It will begin on December 8, 2024, and will run through December 17, 2024 (the birthday of Pope Francis).
This premise, then, is only probable, not necessary.
It is probably easier for a simple priest who lacks such formation to discern its truth.