Why are missionary priests allowed to fumble over liturgies in the vernacular?
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Why are missionary priests allowed to fumble over liturgies in the vernacular?
I could also ask the question:
Why are traditional priests allowed to fumble over liturgies in Latin?
The problem here that there are no rubrics that state that a priest can not fumble through a Mass regardless of what Rite or language is being employed.
You do not have to be a missionary priest to fumble over liturgies in the vernacular. This happens to a lot of elderly priests also in both liturgical Rite within the Roman Rite. Occasionally Tridentine Rite priests do the same.
I know several English speaking priests that fumble along the liturgies in English! Personally I am of the opinion that this post is somewhat opinion based. Can you reference a statement that missionary priests are allowed to do so or not to do so? It simply happens. And for the record, this happens in the Extraordinary Form of the Mass with some priests (I have equally seen this).
Some of the biggest challenges that priests have is that they are dealing in another language than their mother tongue. Some priests simply do not prepare themselves liturgically for a particular liturgical ceremony either. For the most part tradition priests do a much better job in this domain. Being a minority they sense the need to be on their toes in order to make the sacredness of the Divine Mysteries as beautiful as possible.
To single out missionary priests is not the fairest way to express the liturgical fumblings within the Sacred Liturgies. Missionary priests often have a poor grasp of English, but this problem is closely connected to the shortage of priests in some dioceses!
Some priests really fumble around their liturgies because of their age regardless of what form of the Mass they celebrate. Language barriers are also an issue.
I have seen also traditional priests improvising the rubrics of the Old Mass which should not be done either. They are fewer in number percentage wise than priests of the New Rite, thanks be to God, but it still happens.
I had at one attended exclusively the Extraordinary Form of the Mass for over 25 years and have seen many fumblings over the years, in that Rite. Part of this I feel is do to the work load of traditional priests.
To say that missionary priests are allowed to fumble over liturgies in the vernacular, is not always a fair statement. This will hold true in some degree in any Liturgical Rite within the Catholic Church.
No matter which Rite a priest celebrates the Mass in, they should strive to say the Sacred Mysteries in such a way that God is always gloried. Ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus.
Bumfuzzling moments within all liturgical movements, regardless of Rite must be strived to be kept at a rate as close to zero as possible.
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