Confirmation of Anti-Liturgical actions of the bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina

On Thursday, we reported on the new liturgical directives which Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte has imposed for the Masses celebrated in the Catholic high schools of his diocese. These directives are very much in keeping with the absurd “liturgical norms” which he proposed in order to radically de-catholicize the Mass in his entire diocese, as we reported in May. For obvious reasons, we are not able to disclose our sources, and because of that, some people questioned the veracity or authenticity of the report. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, it has now been confirmed in every detail in an official announcement made by the chaplain of one of the schools. 

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The same sources inform us that during the 12 years Bishop Martin served as its director (2010-22), the Catholic Center at Duke University did not produce a single vocation to the priesthood or religious life. It is easy to see why.

It should be noted that Bishop Martin’s insistence on the use of a projector and screen “to display hymn lyrics and the longer prayers of the Mass” goes against an official policy of the USCCB, as stated on its website: https://www.usccb.org/committees/divine-worship/policies/copyright-permissions-requirements

This page also states that “a license and payment of a license fee will be required,” which means that in addition to the money wasted on the projector and the screen, and the cost of installing them, money must also be wasted on the license, or the texts will be projected on the screen in violation of the USCCB’s copyrights. This is also very much in keeping with the spirit of illegality that permeates Bishop Martin’s would-be liturgical norms, which among other things pretend to forbid the use of the typical edition of the Missal of Paul VI, the Latin one, at any Mass, unless the majority of those present understand Latin.

Speaking of which, the booklet for the canonization ceremony of the Blesseds Piergiorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis which was celebrated yesterday, was published, and, as those who saw it could notice, almost the entire liturgy was in Latin, excepting only the first two readings, the responsorial psalm, and the prayers of the faithful.  

It is heartening to see that our Holy Father seems to understand how much young Catholics long for their own tradition, even as some other bishops long to take it away from them.