Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Damian Thompson on his blog, "Holy Smoke," carried by the Telegraph.co.UK, has posted some of the new English changes in the Ordinary that have received the recognitio of the Vatican . He admits that the entire text is already on the USCCB website, but discloses some of the changes to his British readers. I particularly like his summation: Cheer up, guys: if you think the liturgical conservatives have spoiled the ordinary form of the Mass, don't forget that you now have the option of the extraordinary form, where problems of translation don't arise. Here is the entire article .

Damian Thompson has the exclusive story here . Among the developments: American and Canadian liberals are apoplectic, reckoning that the new body will serve as a Roman-style Holy Office with the authority to discipline them. African evangelicals, in contrast, are thrilled, because the new commission could well end up being dominated by conservatives who support the Gafcon agenda. Read the details here ...