School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses


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Date of Award

7-25-2007

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Liturgical Studies

Department

School of Theology and Seminary

First Advisor

Martin F. Connell

Second Advisor

Maxwell E. Johnson

Subject Categories

Religion

Abstract

This thesis demonstrates that co-existing ordines of the Roman Rite within the Latin Church, while perhaps beautifully diverse, ultimately communicate differing theologies that have themselves arisen due to natural theological shifts within the Church and that these conflicting theologies grow in prominence especially when the former ordo becomes less exceptional and more normative. These liturgical distinctions, rather than showcasing a beautiful richness of diversity, highlight an erroneous fracture within the visible and invisible communion of the Church.

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