A brief commentary on Quo Primum Tempore



"Quo primum is a document bindig forever [..] for the simple reason that the legal formula used, the legal formula that says 'this document cannot be changed and it cannot be abolished, it holds forever' is not dealing with disciplinary matters [...] The mass, however, due to the olest principle of the mass 'Lex orandi lex credendi' the law of what has to be prayed will determine the law of what has to be believed [the dogmas]. Therefore the mass is not only a matter of faith, it's the basis of our faith. We do not believe what is not celebrated in mass, and we believe what is celebrated in mass. A decree, therefore, ruling over the entire structure of mass, and not only little details, will certainly bind the successors of the Pope who's issued the decree"

Fr Gregory Hesse, JCD

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