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10 October 2017

‘Magnum Principium’ is the latest event in the ‘liturgy wars’

Pope Francis’ Sept. 9 announcement that he was decentralizing the Vatican’s authority over translations of liturgical texts, turning that duty back over to local bishops, created quite a buzz in Catholic circles because, for some, it capped a story that spans more than 50 years. It is the story of the ‘liturgy wars.’
“Consternation over the liturgy has roiled through the Catholic community since sweeping reforms were introduced by the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) — although truth be told, many of the changes that came in the 1960s rose out of liturgical reform movements in the 1940s and ’50s.

https://voicefaithful.wordpress.com/2017/09/14/magnum-principium-is-the-latest-event-in-the-liturgy-wars-national-catholic-reporter/