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Mark Steinbach's avatar

Vibe shift.

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Avey's avatar

Well, well, well…

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William Murphy's avatar

I went to the Mass for Pope Francis at St Joseph's Cathedral in Sofia on Mon 28th April. The Archbishop, the Papal Nuncio and goodness knows how many of the great and the good showed up in this small church. Catholics are a tiny minority in Bulgaria. The Mass was mostly in Latin. Which a working majority of the multicultural congregation in the capital might still understand.

After Mass I picked up a copy of the homily in Bulgarian and English. Thank God that I did not understand the original blathering in Bulgarian. Though I guess it is too much to expect Uncle Ted McCarrick, Father Ricca, "Don Mercedes" Inzoli, Father Marco Rupnik, etc in the final eulogies for the dear departed. Stick to Pope Francis' work for peace, that 2019 Document on Human Fraternity, dialogue, etc.

Though the sermon did mention the Bulgarian Pope. Who??? That would be John XXIII who spent years in Bulgaria as a Vatican representative. He has a statue outside the Cathedral.

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adrienneep's avatar

Thank you for this breakdown. I did not watch the Mass. But I believe it was Pope Francis who started not issuing official Vatican documents in Latin. As you know, it is the very precision and “deadness” of Latin which makes it historically reliable.

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An Observer (Teresa L)'s avatar

Havent watched the requiem Mass (too ill), but even the Easter Vigil Mass was all in Latin, too, if you noticed. Who knows who’s really running things there now?

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Kelli Buzzard's avatar

Amazing!

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Fr Calvin Robinson's avatar

Great analysis.

Is there a stream where we can watch the whole thing without any commentators waffling over the top, do you know?

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The Meaning of Catholic's avatar

It does seem the main stream Vatican News (no language designation) works

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CHM Pszonka's avatar

I watched the Vatican News stream, and there were commentators in the beginning but the commentary stopped when the Mass started.

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Patricia Mowatt's avatar

Thanks for the review of the funeral liturgy. I appreciate! May Pope Francis through the mercy of God, rest in peace!

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