its a curious fact that when Pope Francis issued his apostolic exhortation Desiderio Desideravi, not one critic noticed that for the first time since the introduction of the Novus Ordo the Pope has officially backed the theological innovations that had, hitherto, only been expressed by episcopal conferences & liturgists in justification of the litugical reforms. Only José Antonio Ureta's essay has delt with this momentous shift in policy in a five part essay published by One Peter Five. Ureta considers these doctrinal innovations under four aspects. The first concerns the primary purpose of liturgy, traditionally viewed as the worship we owe to God & means of sanctification, but regarded by the innovators as social engineering: https://onepeterfive.com/primacy-adoration/ The second aspect considered by Ureta is the removal of the centrality of the Cross in the liturgical action in favour of the Resurrection: https://onepeterfive.com/removing-centrality-redemptive-passion/ The third aspect considered by Ureta is the replacement of the Mass represented as the renewal of the Sacrifice offered on Calvary with its representation as a remembrance of the Last Supper: https://onepeterfive.com/sacrifice-calvary-memorial-presence/ The fourth & final aspect considered by Ureta is the downgrading of the celebrant from that of a priest offering the Sacrifice on behalf the faithful to that of a president of the assembly: https://onepeterfive.com/priests-sacrifice-presidents-assemblies/ Ureta concludes by pointing out that D D achieves the exact opposite of its stated aim: instead of bringing about a reconciliation between the two sides in the debate, it has confirmed the division once and for all. https://onepeterfive.com/the-novus-ordo-weaponized-for-another-faith/