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Robert, Moera's only practising catholic has, for the last couple of months, become a bit of a Latinphile. He's been translating his silly little prayers into Latin via Google Translate. This would normally be OK as Latin is a dead language, no-one pays any attention to Robert and those prayers are generally the ravings of disturbed minds from previous centuries, not making much sense and done in a poetastic way. It seems though that his little stand - heresy if you will has had major repercussions in the Vatican. See:
POPE REVERSES OLD NAZIS DECREE
"ROME (AP) — Pope Francis cracked down Friday on the spread of the old Latin Mass, reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions in a major challenge to traditionalist Catholics who immediately decried it as an attack on them and the ancient liturgy.
Critics said they had never before witnessed a pope so thoroughly reversing his predecessor. That the reversal concerned something so fundamental as the liturgy, while Benedict is still alive and living in the Vatican as a retired pope, only amplified the extraordinary nature of Francis’ move, which will surely result in more right-wing hostility directed at him." .....
........ Under the new law, bishops must also determine if the current groups of faithful attached to the old Mass accept Vatican II, which allowed for Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin. These groups cannot use regular churches; instead, bishops must find alternate locations for them without creating new parishes. In addition, Francis said bishops are no longer allowed to authorize (sic) the formation of any new pro-Latin Mass groups in their dioceses."
This is bad news for Robert who sorely misses his old pal the former pope. They shared similar values - fascism, anti-socialism, anti-abortion, anti-women's rights, anti gay rights, turning a blind eye to paedophilia in the church - you know, the things from the good old days. Since Robert's American pal Donald Trump was booted out he's been feeling a bit isolated and his embrace of Latin and using it at Sunday mass was a way for him to reconnect to the old values. Unfortunately some Quisling in his church must have reported this to Pope Francis. You can see the result.
Sad.
Oh well, maybe Robert can listen to this:
Interesting video.
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