Extraordinary Form

[quaeritor]

I thought I'd read up on the info proffered by Oops - but

Francis recently announced a special Holy Year of Mercy, in which any priest can grant women forgiveness for abortion, considered a grave sin by the church. The observation begins December 8, a holy day honoring [sic] belief in the Virgin Mary’s immaculate conception of Jesus.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!
So much for informed background!

Q

[oopsorganist]

I hope you are not thinking I would have any kind of informed background? Not guilty.

Not me. Just googling around. That second article is American Journalism.
What is the problem?

[quaeritor]

What is the problem?

Not yours, Oops - the "definition" of "December 8 a Holy day . . . .etc"
I'll enlarge if you wish, but it's likely to get me banned!

Q

[oopsorganist]

Oh
I thought we were going to be able to have a competition offering a prize to the first person to spot the problem.

[contrabordun]

Thinking that an Immaculate Conception is something that leads to a Virgin Birth is a fairly common newspaper error...

[quaeritor]

More insidious than that, Contra - it reflects the very British presumption (and very Catholic one - so very very British-Catholic) that any conception which involves - er - not being a virgin is intrinsically evil and very definitely Maculate.
Q

[Dom Perignon]

Can we please now end this little diversion and return to the topic.

[quaeritor]

I'll enlarge if you wish, but it's likely to get me banned!

Sorry folks.

- er - where were we? . . .

Q

[oopsorganist]

We were contemplating the fact that the Latin Mass requires males to do the serving etc. We have not yet mentioned that it is OK for a woman to serve if " she knows Latin" and does not move. So she can respond ( as on behalf of the congregation )- but not waltz around the altar doing moves.

The language of "manning up" - which is a needed in some places........ "Are you man enough"

Maybe, the advertisement of the Extraordinary Form on Diocesesescan websites.

Parish, Cathedral, Extraordinary Form.

And so on.