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“Traditionis custodes” fails Liturgical History 101
Dom Alcuin Reid
Monday, August 9, 2021
Legislation cannot change historical facts. Nor can an act of legal positivism determine what is or is not part of the lex orandi of the Church. The bitterness, fear, alienation, and growing division directly brought about by Traditionis custodes is a situation of the utmost grave concern.