The Pope, the Council, and the Mass
Overview
The Pope, the Council, and the Mass is the definitive response to “Traditionalist” Catholics, first published in 1981, and now updated to include developments up to the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI. In addressing the concerns raised by the followers of the late Archbishop Lefebvre and other “Traditionalists,” the authors give a truly Catholic understanding of Tradition, the Second Vatican Council and its implementation, and the nature of true liturgical reform.
This book not only provides the reader with a sound perspective on the past, it also offers insight into the present state of the Church and the outlook for the future. History, canon law, ecclesiastical and papal documents, and Scripture are mined in this solid apologetic for a faith that is one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic.
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This volume is part of the Catholic Church and Ecclesiology Collection (6 vols.).
- Offers a Catholic understanding of Tradition
- Provides insight into the state of the Church today
- Examines the nature of liturgical reform
Top Highlights
“apathy, indifference, conformism, and lack of apostolic zeal and ardor evident in the lives of all too many Catholics” (Page 20)
“Anyone who remembers the pre-conciliar Church remembers how the Catholic laity commonly assumed that it was not their responsibility to spread the faith; religion was the business of the priests and religious.” (Page 23)
“‘Only when the proud house of earthly comfort is reduced to a ruin, can the Lord prepare a dwelling place for His inward comforting.’” (Page 24)
“what a ‘General Council speaks is the word of God.’” (Page 37)
“Pope Pius IX taught on this subject in a letter to the Abbot of Solesmes: ‘the Ecumenical Council is governed by the Holy Spirit.… [I]t is solely by the impulse of this Divine Spirit that the Council defines and proposes what must be believed.’ Note that it is not only what the Council ‘defines,’ but what it ‘proposes.’” (Page 36)
James Likoudis is a former college instructor in history and government with 20 years of teaching experience in public and private education. A nationally known writer and lecturer on catechetics, sex education, and liturgy, he has published many articles on subjects of interest to the Catholic laity. A convert to the Catholic Church in 1952, Likoudis has since devoted a great deal of his efforts to foster the reunion of the Eastern Orthodox churches with the Catholic Church. Likoudis is president-emeritus of Catholics United for the Faith.
Kenneth D. Whitehead is a former career diplomat who served in Rome and the Middle East and as the chief of the Arabic Service of the Voice of America. For eight years he served as executive vice president of Catholics United for the Faith. He was the United States Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education. He is the author of dozens of articles on political, moral, social, and theological issues, and has written a number of books. Educated at the University of Utah and the University of Paris, Whitehead holds an honorary doctorate in Christian letters from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is a recipient of the Cardinal Wright Award from the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars and of the Blessed Frederick Ozanam Award from the Society of Catholic Social Studies.