But those are angry letters about TLM written by those who want the traditional Mass, not by people who attend and want to attend the Novus Ordo. There is nothing the bishop can do to reinstate what Rome has banned.
My policy is to never write angry letters to clerics. If I am upset at something my bishop has forbidden I write to thank him for an opportunity to break my attachments to created things and mortify my will. If I am disappointed that he moved a priest I write to thank him for the time that the priest was there and cite some specific inarguably good qualities of the priest because you know things go into a guy's permanent file to be used for God knows what.
If I am extraordinarily angry at someone (generally I reserve this for people closer to me than bishops or priests) I have a Mass said for them at mymassrequest.
My point is that if angry letters are going to be hinge on which the door swings, you're going to get a lot more angry letters. I don't think it makes sense to base what you do on that.
> It's strange that bishops have not leaned into the reform of the reform
Not strange at all.
Some people write angry letters to bishops about what their new priest does.
Bishops don't like angry letters.
Why would they willingly bring angry letters on themselves?
Yes, you're right, but I was thinking of reform of the reform as a response to the angry letters Traditionis would have already occasioned.
But those are angry letters about TLM written by those who want the traditional Mass, not by people who attend and want to attend the Novus Ordo. There is nothing the bishop can do to reinstate what Rome has banned.
I suppose we need to write angry letters about what our old priests do then
My policy is to never write angry letters to clerics. If I am upset at something my bishop has forbidden I write to thank him for an opportunity to break my attachments to created things and mortify my will. If I am disappointed that he moved a priest I write to thank him for the time that the priest was there and cite some specific inarguably good qualities of the priest because you know things go into a guy's permanent file to be used for God knows what.
If I am extraordinarily angry at someone (generally I reserve this for people closer to me than bishops or priests) I have a Mass said for them at mymassrequest.
My point is that if angry letters are going to be hinge on which the door swings, you're going to get a lot more angry letters. I don't think it makes sense to base what you do on that.