Andrea Tornielli
On September 14, 2010, exactly three years after the entry into force the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, Benedict XVI, who in 2007 liberalized the use of the ancient pre-conciliar Missal offering the opportunity for groups of faithful attached to the traditional mass to apply directly to the parish priests, was made up statistics on the situation.
has made it available in the days Recently, the group Liturgique Paix, in a newsletter. The survey not only quantitative but also qualitative, was performed in thirty countries, those in which Catholicism is more firmly in mind: we have studied the number of the old Mass available, but their frequency and their time, considering, for example, whether it is convenient times for the family. It was therefore monitored the situation in Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Poland, France, Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Canada, United States, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina , Australia, India, Philippines, New Zealand, South Africa, Gabon and Nigeria.
The information has been reproduced at least two sources independent of each other. The Tridentine Mass is celebrated in 1,444 places. Of these, 340 have put in a day during the week, 313 people Sunday Mass regularly but not every week and then, 324 have Mass every Sunday, but not at convenient times for families (ie outside the 'period of between 9 and 12). Finally, 467 sites have made every Sunday with hours suitable for families. In practice there is a family friendly setting every three (32.3 percent), while a mass every four is not celebrated on Sunday.
Interesting, finally, the comparison with Masses celebrated by the Fraternity of Saint Pius X, not counted in the first statistic, which has instead taken into account those celebrated according to the motu proprio. Field tests run by the groups 'Lefebvre' are around 690, almost one every two seconds rather than celebrate the motu proprio and in full communion with Rome. Despite the difficulties and resistance, the ancient Mass is slowly but surely known by more and more people.
The intention of the Pope was that of a mutual enrichment between ordinary Roman Rite (That resulted from the post-conciliar reform) and extraordinary Roman rite (the pre-Council has now been liberalized). But on this way to go is still long. Meanwhile, in the coming days is expected to publish a statement of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, which was approved by the Pope, which would establish some points of implementation of the motu proprio, Summorum Pontificum demonstrated in practice that is a universal law of the Church and must be applied.
(from The Daily Compass, March 1, 2011)
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