(Rome) A new information service, the newsletter Res Novae - Roman Perspectives wants to analyze monthly the current developments in the Catholic Church and the Roman Curia. The publisher is Abbé Claude Barthe who attracts attention as a "brilliant theologian" in traditional circles, but also in Rome.
The traditional priest is, among other things, spiritual assistant to the Cœtus Internationalis Summorum Pontificum (CISP), which organizes the annual International Pilgrimage of the Tradition Populus Summorum Pontificum ad sedem Petri. This year's pilgrimage to the tomb of the Apostle Prince Peter takes place from 26th- 28th of October.
When Pope Francis declared on August 24, 2017 that he could "confirm with official authority" that the liturgical reform of Pope Paul VI. is “irreversible", Abbé Barthe answered in the presence of Curia Archbishop Georg Gänswein:
"We can say today that the restoration of the liturgy begun by Summorum Pontificum in the Church is irreversible."
On 16 February 2013, a few days after Pope Benedict XVI. surprisingly announced his resignation, Abbé Barthe said the following in an interview with the French daily Présent:
"The progressives, who ultimately represent a deadly liberalism, saw an opportunity in the resignation of Benedict XVI. "
The French liturgist was ordained a priest in 1979 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, but had been released from the Society of Saint Pius X a year later because of "sedevacantism". He himself vigorously denied the accusation. After the election of Pope Benedict XVI. in 2005 he returned to full unity with Rome.
The Abbé Barthe commented on the resignation of Benedict in the aforementioned interview on 16 February 2013 with the following words:
"Benedict XVI. has alluded to his exhaustion. One speaks of a worrying condition of his heart. In fact, one can also say that he did not succeed, did not understand, perhaps did not want to find a strong help in the exercise of his office. Knowing he was an intellectual of the highest order, but not a man of governance, he could have sought the assistance of a Secretary of State who steadfastly directed the Curia, a man of sound doctrine for the Congregation of the Faith, cardinals as dicastery leaders, powerful, barons 'are, as was the case in the time of John Paul II, but this time with the difference that they would have been Ratzingerian barons. Instead, he gave the impression of hesitating as to which line was the real 'Ratzinger line': that of the council theologian, who had contributed to the overthrow of the curia of Pius XII., or that of the author of 'The State of Faith', who for almost 25 years as Prefect of the Congregation of the Faith has sought to stem the raging torrent of the Council and developing intellectually, the restoration process begun by John Paul II."
The first issue of Res Novae
These days the first issue of Res Novae has been released. In the future, various language editions are planned, for now mainly a French and an Italian.
In the editorial, Abbé Barthe deals with the question of what time will look like "after Bergoglio". "Will the future be a liberal escape, given the prevailing winds, with a new pope who will be a kind of ecclesiastical Trudeau or Macron?" Nothing is less certain than that, according to Barthe, the editor for Henri Tincq Religious issues from the leftist daily Le Monde refer. Tincq expressed the fear that it could rather come to a "reaction" that reduces the pontificate of Pope Francis to a "mere interlude". So become a "new Benedict XVI. rather, Barthe argues, it is necessary to break this scheme of progressive-conservative antagonism by a genuine renewal in the spirit of tradition, "by daring to do nov novae, really new things, namely eternal things."
In addition, the first edition deals with the Viganò dossier, which is described as an "indicator of a church crisis". In church history, there were "many prelates" who gave
who is attracting attention as a "brilliant theologian" in traditional circles, but also in Rome.
The traditional priest is, among other things, spiritual assistant to the Cœtus Internationalis Summorum Pontificum (CISP), which organizes the annual International Pilgrimage of the Tradition Populus Summorum Pontificum ad sedem Petri. This year's pilgrimage to the tomb of the Apostle Prince Peter takes place from 26th - 28th of October.
When Pope Francis declared on August 24, 2017 that he could "confirm with official authority" that the liturgical reform of Pope Paul VI. Is "Irreversible", Abbé Barthe answered in the presence of Curia Archbishop Georg Gänswein:
"We can say today that the restoration of the liturgy begun by Summorum Pontificum in the Church is irreversible."
On 16 February 2013, a few days after Pope Benedict XVI. surprisingly announced his resignation, said Abbé Barthe in an interview with the French daily Présent:
"The progressives, who ultimately represent a deadly liberalism, got a breath of fresh morning air at the resignation of Benedict XVI.”
The French liturgist was ordained a priest in 1979 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, but had been released from the Society of Saint Pius X a year later because of "sedevacantism". He himself vigorously denied the accusation. After the election of Pope Benedict XVI. in 2005 he returned to full unity with Rome.
When Benedict XVI resigned, Abbé Barthe responded with the following words in the aforementioned interview on 16 February 2013:
"Benedict XVI. has alluded to his exhaustion. One speaks of a worrying condition of his heart. In fact, one can also say that he did not succeed, did not understand, perhaps did not want to find a strong help in the exercise of his office. Knowing he was an intellectual of the highest order, but not a man of governance, he could have sought the assistance of a Secretary of State who steadfastly directed the Curia, a man of sound doctrine for the Congregation of the Faith, cardinals as dicastery leaders, powerful, barons 'are, as was the case in the time of John Paul II, but this time with the difference that they are Ratzingerian barons. Instead, he gave the impression of hesitating which line was the real 'Ratzinger line': that of the counciliar theologian, who had contributed to the overthrow of the curia of Pius XII., or that of the author of 'The State of Faith', who for almost 25 years as Prefect of the Congregation of the Faith has sought to stem the raging torrent of the Council and, intellectually developed the restoration process begun by John Paul II has developed."
The first issue of Res Novae
In the past days the first issue of Res Novae have been released. In the future, various language editions are planned, for now mainly a French and an Italian.
In the editorial, Abbé Barthe deals with the question of what things will look like "after Bergoglio". "Will the future be a liberal escape, given the prevailing winds, with a new pope who will be a kind of ecclesiastical Trudeau or Macron?"
Nothing is less certain than that, according to Barthe, according to the editor Henri Tincq who writes for Religious issues in the leftist daily Le Monde. Tincq expressed the fear that it could rather come to a "reaction" that reduces the pontificate of Pope Francis to a "mere interlude". Then wIll a “new Benedict XVI. follow with the same result?.” It is necessary, Barthe argues, to break this scheme of progressive-conservative antagonism by a genuine renewal in the spirit of tradition, "by daring to do nov novae, really new things, namely eternal things."
In addition, the first edition deals with the Viganò dossier, which is described as an "indicator of a church crisis". In Church history, there were "many prelates" who gave themselves up to "scandalous secularization.” Since the recent Council, however, "there is the impression" that the protective dams have been broken.
"This is particularly evident in the spread of repugnant sins that are followed by media-appropriate guilty confessions rather than a true ascetic and spiritual renewal?”
One focus of the first issue is the solo effort of German bishops, with whom they want to force intercommunion. With the ecumenism of Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the mission is "buried" by evangelization. Rome proves itself in the matter as "absent Magisterium."
Special attention is also paid to the Dutch Cardinal Willem Jacob Eijk. The archbishop of Utrecht, who works "discreetly and resolutely", is devoted to a brief portrait that at the same time briefly outlines the development of the Church in the Netherlands. Monsignor Eijk was created a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. 2012 after having been appointed to the Archdiocese of Utrecht in 2007. This was once held by Cardinal Willebrands, "one of the most progressive ecumenists" ("one must not speak of a return of separated Christians"). From Willebrand to Simonis to Eijk, the most important episcopal see in the Netherlands has experienced a remarkable change of direction. In 1966, the notorious "Dutch Catechism" was published in the Netherlands by Edward Schillebeeckx, who, as a modernist manifesto of a "different church," deviated in numerous ways from traditional teaching. Cardinal Eijk is the faithful counterexample. He represents the Dubia (Doubts) in the Netherlands today regarding the admission of remarried divorced and Lutherans to the Sacraments.
In a few days it will be possible to subscribe to Res Novae.
Text: Giuseppe Nardi
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Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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