Three years ago, Francis instituted a partial ban that ejected TLM faithful from churches that, in some cases, they had paid to restore. Benedict XVI was grief-stricken by the decision but had taken a vow of silence on Vatican matters. In the U.S., many traditionalists can now hear the old Mass only in church halls, basements, or school gyms. It’s little different elsewhere. Says one British Catholic, “I’ll just say that English Catholicism has a centuries-old tradition of underground Masses. All that has changed is who’s persecuting us.”
Will Pope Francis kill the Latin Mass?
Damian Thompson, UnHerd
Monday, June 24, 2024
Three years ago, Francis instituted a partial ban that ejected TLM faithful from churches that, in some cases, they had paid to restore. Benedict XVI was grief-stricken by the decision but had taken a vow of silence on Vatican matters. In the U.S., many traditionalists can now hear the old Mass only in church halls, basements, or school gyms. It’s little different elsewhere. Says one British Catholic, “I’ll just say that English Catholicism has a centuries-old tradition of underground Masses. All that has changed is who’s persecuting us.”