Indult Catholics is a term used to denote Roman Catholics who prefer to attend the Latin-language Tridentine rite of Mass as used prior to 1969 rather than the standard present-day form of the liturgy. Unlike other Catholics who share this preference, they attend only celebrations of the Tridentine rite which have the approval of the Church authorities. Catholic Church redirects here. ... A Tridentine Mass being celebrated in Bohermeen, Ireland in the 1950s. ... This article is about the post-Vatican-II changes to the Mass; for an explanation of the current structure of the Mass, see Mass (Catholic Church). ...

The Quattuor abhinc annos Indult and Ecclesia Dei

Ever since the Mass of Paul VI replaced the Tridentine Mass in 1969-1970, some priests have been granted permission by the Holy See to continue to celebrate the old rite. For example, elderly priests were not required to adopt the new form, and in 1971 the bishops of England and Wales were empowered to authorise occasional celebrations of the former liturgy.^[1]

In 1984, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments sent the circular letter Quattuor abhinc annos^[2] to the presidents of the Episcopal Conferences, granting diocesan bishops an "indult" (permission) to authorize, under certain conditions, celebrations of the Tridentine Mass as contained in the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal by priests and laypeople who request it. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (Congregatio de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum) is the congregation of the Roman Curia that handles most affairs relating to liturgical practices of the Latin Catholic Church as distinct from the Eastern Catholic Churches and also some technical matters... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Ecclesia Dei Ecclesia Dei is the motu proprio of 2 July 1988 that Pope John Paul II issued in reaction to the consecration, in spite of an express prohibition by the Holy See, of four bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and Bishop... In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is a conference consisting of all the bishops within a given territory. ... A Tridentine Mass being celebrated in Bohermeen, Ireland in the 1950s. ... The Roman Missal (Missale Romanum) is the liturgical book that contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the Latin rite of Mass. ...

Following the canonically illegal consecration of four bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, Pope John Paul II issued on 2 July 1988 a motu proprio entitled Ecclesia Dei recommending a "wide and generous application of the directives of the 1984 indult. Archbishop LefebvreFounder of the Society of St. ... Official papal image of John Paul II. His Holiness Pope John Paul II, né Karol Józef Wojtyła (born May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland), is the current Pope — the Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Name given to a certain type of Papal rescript, where the clause motu proprio (of his own accord) is used, signifying that the provisions of the rescript were decided by the pope personally and not by a cardinal or other advisors. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Ecclesia Dei Ecclesia Dei is the papal document (technically speaking, a motu proprio) that Pope John Paul II wrote in reaction to Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer’s unlawful consecration in 1988 of four bishops. ...

Indult Catholics within Traditionalist Catholicism

The main condition on which diocesan bishops can grant authorization under the Quattuor abhinc annos indult is: "That it be made publicly clear beyond all ambiguity that such priests and their respective faithful in no way share the positions of those who call in question the legitimacy and doctrinal exactitude of the Roman Missal promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1970." Pope Paul VI (Latin: ), (Italian: Paolo VI), born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and as sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. ...

Many diocesan bishops have decided not to grant permission to use the old rite to certain priests or laypeople, In many cases this is because because, in the opinion of the bishops in question, they do not meet this condition. Other refusals of permission are arguably more difficult to explain or justify.

Those Traditionalist Catholics who, like the supporters of the Society of St. Pius X, do question the legitimacy and doctrinal exactitidue of the revised rite, and are thus in a state of separation from the Holy See, claim that no authorization is required for celebrating Mass in the older form. They decry those who accept the conditions attached to the Quattuor abhinc annos indult - indeed, it was in this context that the term "Indult Catholics" originated - and frequently do not recognise them as fellow Traditionalists. A 1950s Low Mass in Bohermeen, Ireland in the presence of a bishop and several priests and with the altar arranged for Eucharistic devotions to follow Traditionalist Catholic and Traditional Catholic are terms used to refer to Roman Catholics who want to see the worship and customs of the general... Archbishop LefebvreFounder of the Society of St. ...

Groups of indult Catholics

Groups of indult Catholics include priestly societies such as the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney, and other clerical and lay groups. The Priestly Fraternity of St. ... The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (Latin: Institutum Christi Regis Summi Sacerdotis) is a society of priests in the Catholic Church that celebrates the liturgy in Latin exclusively in its traditional form according to the liturgical books promulgated before the reforms of 1965 and 1969, or what is... Antônio de Castro Mayer, who was born on 20 June 1904 and ordained a priest on 30 October 1927, was Bishop of the Diocese of Campos in Brazil from 3 January 1949 until his resignation on 29 August 1981. ...

References

1. ^ See further Traditio
2. ^ text at the Adoremus website

See also

• Ecclesia Dei
• Indult
• Mass of Paul VI
• Traditionalist Catholic
• Tridentine Mass

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Organizations

• Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
• Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
• Priestly Society of Saint John Mary Vianney
• Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem
• Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer
• Institute of the Good Shepherd
• Society of Saint John Cantius
• Una Voce

The Priestly Fraternity of St. ... The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (Latin: Institutum Christi Regis Summi Sacerdotis) is a society of priests in the Catholic Church that celebrates the liturgy in Latin exclusively in its traditional form according to the liturgical books promulgated before the reforms of 1965 and 1969, or what is... Antônio de Castro Mayer, who was born on 20 June 1904 and ordained a priest on 30 October 1927, was Bishop of the Diocese of Campos in Brazil from 3 January 1949 until his resignation on 29 August 1981. ... The Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem is a clerical institute of consecrated life in the Catholic Church, founded in 2002 in the Diocese of La Crosse, and currently located in Chesterfield, Missouri, in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. ... The Institute of the Good Shepherd is a Catholic society of apostolic life of priests who were members of the Society of Saint Pius X, but are now in full communion with the Holy See. ... Una Voce (Engl. ...

External links

• Tridentine Parish of St. Peter & St. Paul -- An "indult" parish
• Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
• Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest
• Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem
• Society of Saint John Cantius