Tradition and Tradition

They say, “If Rome can change that, Then Rome can change this.”

They point to Latin, point to incense, Point to which way the priest

stands. They say, “If that moved once, Then nothing stays

still.” They stack it all together— And call it “man-made will.”

But they never learned the difference Between what grows And what’s revealed. Some things breathe

with history Some things stand through time Some things clothe the mystery

Some things define the line There’s tradition And then there’s Tradition

One can bend The other binds One serves the moment One guards the