I also mentioned the committee of Cardinals of the 1980’s that included Ratzinger and Stickler among others. Gribbin, Immemorial Custom and the Missale Romanum of 1962 (usus antiquor). A piece of work to consider is Fr Anselm J. I remarked that Capponi represents a minority opinion, since Paul VI’s words seem to indicate his intention to trash the pre- Novus Ordo liturgy and make the Novus Ordo the sole Roman rite. This text seems not to be available on the internet, but similar arguments are advanced by the same canonist in The Motu Proprio “Ecclesia Dei” and the Extension of the Indult. A landmark piece was written by the Florentine canonist Count Neri Capponi in the Some juridical considerations on the reform of the liturgy in the 1970’s. I touched upon the notion of custom, sometimes known as auctoritas, in canon law and its bearing on the liturgy. Just as another approach to the subject of auctoritas in canon law as it relates to liturgy, I commented on Patricius’ post Numquam abrogatam?
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