The revitalization of ceremonial life in Indigenous communities and the resurgence of the Latin Mass both reflect a desire to return to a more holistic way of knowing, characteristic of our ancestors.
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Can ‘traditional’ Catholics support Pope Francis? Our readers weigh in.
America’s readers respond to an article by Terence Sweeney’s in which he says that supporting Pope Francis is fully compatible with being a “traditional” Catholic.
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Pope Francis approves use of Latin Mass for group of traditionalist priests
Pope Francis has confirmed that members of the Fraternity of St. Peter may continue to celebrate the Mass, sacraments and Liturgy of the Hours using the pre-Vatican II texts and forms, the fraternity said.
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Archbishop Roche: Most bishops understand the need for Pope Francis’ Latin Mass restrictions
While the church’s prayer should not be a battlefield, Archbishop Roche says it is understandable that people are passionate about it.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Archdiocese of Chicago is latest to implement rules regulating Latin Mass
The new policy instructs priests who currently celebrate a form of the Mass, sometimes called the Latin Mass or Tridentine Mass, which was supplanted with the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, to request permission from the archbishop if they wish to continue using the extraordinary form.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
I love Pope Francis’ commitment to dialogue—which is why his Latin Mass restrictions confuse me
Do the new restrictions on the celebration of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass increase our unity? Or do they sacrifice unity for uniformity?
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I just don’t get the controversy over the traditional Latin Mass
Recent edicts and explanations of edicts out of Rome have ignited a familiarly unpleasant conflict in the U.S. church. And yet, though this will infuriate a vocal minority of my fellow Catholics, I just don’t get the brouhaha over the traditional Latin Mass.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican clarifies rules for the celebration of the Tridentine Latin Mass
A new document from the Vatican congregation that oversees Mass and the sacraments offers responses to questions some bishops have asked about restrictions on the celebration of the pre-Vatican II liturgical rite.
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Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ Latin Mass reforms are necessary to secure Vatican II’s legacy
Pope Francis wants all Catholics to recognize that Vatican II and its reforms are not only authentic actions of the Holy Spirit but also are in continuity with the tradition of the church.
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Pope Francis did not create the divisions around the Latin Mass. He inherited them.
What Francis has done is to reestablish the priority of Vatican II in our liturgical life. He is saying, essentially, that no one can take an end run around it.