The Ottaviani Intervention
''Short Critical Study of the Novus Ordo'' ''Missae'' (Italian: ''Breve Esame Critico del Novus Ordo Missae''), nicknamed Ottaviani Intervention, is a 1969 document written by some Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Theology, theologians addressed to Pope Paul VI to criticise what those theologians perceived as problems in the Mass of Paul VI — also called "''Novus Ordo Missae''" —, Mass which had been Promulgation (Catholic canon law), promulgated earlier the same year. The surname of the document comes from one of its writers, Alfredo Ottaviani. History Cardinals Alfredo Ottaviani and Antonio Bacci sent the ''Short Critical Study'' to Pope Paul VI with a cover letter dated 25 September 1969. The study cast doubt on the orthodoxy of the Mass of Paul VI, which had been Promulgation (Catholic canon law), promulgated by the apostolic constitution ''Missale Romanum'' of 3 April 1969, though the definitive text, which took account of some of the criticisms of the ''Short ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]