The New Mass Is Invalid by Cyril B. Andrade, M.D. (1972)
Although there are several serious and scholarly writings arguing that the Novus Ordo Missae (New Order of Mass) is invalid because of a radical change in the consecration ‘formula for the wine, most lay Catholics are reluctant to accept this thesis. Everyone agrees that the Church has “changed”’ but they do not question whether something can be changed so much that it is no longer the same. They seem to assume that, though many things are changed, there has really been no change in doctrine because:
1. they have been told so by the so-called hierarchy and clergy,
2. they don’t know Catholic doctrine anyway so wouldn’t know if it had been changed,
3. the changes couldn’t be radical because the bishops and priests would stop that from happening,
4. the Church is indefectible: God said He would always be with His Church and the Pope is infallible and so couldn’t let the Church go wrong. And yet it is evident that the Church is in shambles today!
Although there are several serious and scholarly writings arguing that the Novus Ordo Missae (New Order of Mass) is invalid because of a radical change in the consecration ‘formula for the wine, most lay Catholics are reluctant to accept this thesis. Everyone agrees that the Church has “changed”’ but they do not question whether something can be changed so much that it is no longer the same. They seem to assume that, though many things are changed, there has really been no change in doctrine because:
1. they have been told so by the so-called hierarchy and clergy,
2. they don’t know Catholic doctrine anyway so wouldn’t know if it had been changed,
3. the changes couldn’t be radical because the bishops and priests would stop that from happening,
4. the Church is indefectible: God said He would always be with His Church and the Pope is infallible and so couldn’t let the Church go wrong. And yet it is evident that the Church is in shambles today!
Although there are several serious and scholarly writings arguing that the Novus Ordo Missae (New Order of Mass) is invalid because of a radical change in the consecration ‘formula for the wine, most lay Catholics are reluctant to accept this thesis. Everyone agrees that the Church has “changed”’ but they do not question whether something can be changed so much that it is no longer the same. They seem to assume that, though many things are changed, there has really been no change in doctrine because:
1. they have been told so by the so-called hierarchy and clergy,
2. they don’t know Catholic doctrine anyway so wouldn’t know if it had been changed,
3. the changes couldn’t be radical because the bishops and priests would stop that from happening,
4. the Church is indefectible: God said He would always be with His Church and the Pope is infallible and so couldn’t let the Church go wrong. And yet it is evident that the Church is in shambles today!