The Media Bosses Don't Want the Old Mass

That the devil has something against the Mass of All Ages, can not be gainsaid.

The Devil Hates the Old Mass
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(kreuz.net)  On July 12th the anti-Catholic newspaper 'Donaukurier' disparaged the blooming of the Old Mass in Germany.

Old Liberals Aren't Catholic

The paper used language like "churchgoers will understand"

In reality there are no church-goers in the entire history of the Church who are as much without understanding as the participants of the New Rite.

Or:  "In Germany we have only a few Catholics who have an interest in the celebration of the Mass in the Latin Rite."

The Problem:  The paper is indicating grey haired Old Liberals fallen from the Faith as Catholics.

These gentrified circles were even described by the "Donaukurier" as "Catholic Reformers".

The Liturgical Apparatus Doesn't Want
There is no advocacy of the Old Mass expected also from Stephan Steger -- the Old Liberal Liturgist for the  Diocese of Wurzburg.

Two Old Masses int he Diocese are enough for the Old Believers -- he hopes.

Completely, totally few

In the Archdiocese of Freiburg there are "but six Parishes" with the Old Mass -- he further attested for the 'Donnaukurier'.

In the Diocese of Bamberg it is only celebrated in five churches.

In the Archdiocese of Bamberg it is only celebrated in five churches.

In Eichstatt one speaks only of a "handfull of Churches" and an allegedly "small group".


In the Diocese of Mainz the Old Mass is only given in six parishes.

The Archdiocese of Paderborn is open for the Old Mass only in "few churches".

The Diocese Don't Want It


The Reality is more brutal.

In the Archdiocese of Freiburg there are about two Mass locations where the Old Mass is celebrated every Sunday.

In the Archdicoese of Bamberg there are Old Masses celebrated only at 8am or at 7pm.

In the Diocese of Eichstatt and in the Diocese of Mainz there are four locations with the Old Mass on Sunday, in the Archdiocese of Paderborn, one.

A thorn in the side

Naturally, Diocesan priests, who celebrate the Old Mass, have to deal with reprisals from their superiors and parish communities.

Actually:  Despite the general resistance to the Old Mass people --- in contrast to the softly core of the New Believers -- are highly motivated Catholics.

It is then no wondewr that the Old Liturgy is a thorn in the side of the enemies of the Church.

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