In view of the liturgy being on the agenda at the extraordinary consistory of cardinals convened by Pope Leo XIV this week, one of France’s most senior traditionalist clergy has sent members of the Sacred College a letter proposing a new path for the ancient Roman Rite in the Catholic Church.
Published here exclusively in French and English translation, the letter aims to open a constructive dialogue and provide a stable pastoral framework for communities and faithful devoted to the traditional Roman liturgy.
Written by Father Louis-Marie de Blignières, founder of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer, and dated Dec. 24, the letter was sent in hard copy to fifteen cardinals known for their concern for the traditional liturgy, and to an additional hundred cardinals by email. At its core is a proposal to establish an ecclesiastical jurisdiction—modeled in principle on Military Ordinariates—dedicated to the vetus ordo, offering a canonical structure that respects both tradition and communion with the Holy See.
Father de Blignières, 76, is widely regarded as having considerable moral authority and extensive experience in the traditionalist movement. In 1988, following the illicit episcopal consecrations by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, Father de Blignières was among the clergy who engaged in dialogue with Pope John Paul II, contributing to discussions that led to the creation of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei to reconcile groups attached to the traditional rite.
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