Cataclysm+ Sacred Ground

When having a sacred ground in play, if an opponent casts Cataclysm, sacred ground does not trigger upon lands going to graveyard. Lands just remain in GY. (This is also true with sacred ground and balancing act, so it must not be triggering on sacrifice outlets.)
 

dizolerion

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I’d really like to see an official response on this.
It’s unclear why this is listed as 'Not a Bug.' Oracle texts:
  • Sacred Ground: 'Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls causes a land to be put into your graveyard from the battlefield, return that card to the battlefield.'
  • Cataclysm: 'Each player chooses from among the permanents they control an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a land, then sacrifices the rest.'
Since an opponent casting Cataclysm forces lands to be sacrificed, Sacred Ground should trigger.
This seems like a clear bug and an important one at that. Could we get some clarification?
 
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