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Why Are Some Churchmen So Opposed to the Return of the Latin Mass?

Tradition and Sanity

The recent news that the Chartres pilgrims will indeed be able to hold a traditional Mass in the cathedral at the end of their pilgrimage was received with joy around the world. But it reminds us that there was a period of many months when it looked like the local bishop’s arm would be twisted by a Vatican bent on denying permission for it (as if permission could ever be needed for the venerable Roman Rite!). This local French victory merely highlights the much larger war that has been raging in the Church since at least 1964 when the committee for creating a new liturgy was brought into being, and especially since the release of Traditionis Custodes in 2021 — namely, the war between scattered but plucky adherents of Catholic tradition and the Establishment proponents of a “renewed” Catholicism that has lurched from disaster to disaster as it bleeds members at record rates across the world. The question may well be asked: What is the pope’s or any given bishop’s or any given priest’s “beef” with the Latin Mass? Why can’t they leave law-abiding, God-fearing, tradition-loving Catholics alone? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.traditionsanity.com/subscribe