Rome's Confusing Signals on Liturgy

 Yes, there are lots of confusing signals coming out of Rome.  The rude and provocative "Go Away" to the Old Rite pilgrims at St Peter's is one.

Here's the counter to that very disappointing incident:

 The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published this Thursday, October 22, Venite ad me (“Come to me”), a new document on the transmission of the faith that recognizes the importance of the liturgy, the beauty of worship, and the different sensibilities present in the Catholic tradition. The text, conceived under the pontificate of Francis, signed by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández Saraz, and approved by Leo XIV, addresses the Church’s difficulties in transmitting Christianity to new generations amid contemporary cultural transformations....

OK.  This is a Franny1/Leo document, written by CDF.  It has horsepower behind it.

 ...“With due respect for the currently valid liturgical norms, pastors are called to highlight the richness of the Catholic liturgical heritage,” the text affirms, citing as an example the variety of musical styles that form part of that heritage....

 ...According to the Dicastery, through gestures, words, silences, and symbols, the faithful participate in the mystery being celebrated and receive a faith that has been lived and transmitted by previous generations.

The text recovers the traditional principle lex orandi, lex credendi, which expresses the relationship between the Church’s prayer and its faith, and underscores the importance of forming believers to understand liturgical language....

You can almost hear them approve Usus Antiquior.

...[Citing Romano Guardini], Through this latter testimony, the document acknowledges that there are different forms of prayerful participation, including silent contemplation of the rites. Guardini highlighted the capacity of the faithful to welcome the sacred through sight and contemplation, even during prolonged celebrations. ...

 ...The document also affirms the value of popular piety [the prayer to St. Michael?] and traditional expressions of the Catholic faith. The Dicastery recalls that these practices have made it possible to preserve and transmit Christianity even in adverse cultural contexts....

It should be clear that there is a war going on in Rome between ultra-progressives and 'mild traditionalists' in the context of the liturgy and other matters.  It seems that Leo is in the latter camp, but--like Trump in the secular arena--undercut or actively resisted by long-tenured snakes.  [It would help if Leo were far more careful about his off-the-cuff remarks to the press.]

Oremus.