US EditionVatican Says Leaked Documents Were only Part of Information Pope Francis Used to Restrict Latin Mass
- An exemption from the restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass was granted to St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in the Archdiocese of San Angelo, Texas, as requested by Bishop Michael Sis on February 6.
- The Vatican granted St. Margaret of Scotland Parish an exemption to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass, requested by Bishop Michael Sis.
- Father Freddy Perez stated there was a sense of relief after receiving permission to continue the Traditional Latin Mass, emphasizing its significance for parishioners.
- A Vatican spokesman claimed that leaked documents are "partial and incomplete" and do not accurately reflect Pope Francis' rationale for restricting the Latin Mass.
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Vatican Downplays Leaked Documents on Latin Mass
A traditional Latin Mass Answering a question from CNA during a press conference on another topic, the director of the Holy See Press Office called published reports ‘a very partial and incomplete reconstruction of the decision-making process.’ At the same time, he refused to confirm the documents’ authenticity.
Vatican Report Reveals Most Bishops Did Not Want Pope Francis’ Latin Mass Crackdown - LewRockwell
Most bishops who responded to a Vatican questionnaire about restricting the Latin Mass said reversing Pope Benedict XVI’s liberation of the traditional rite ‘would cause more harm than good.’ Journalist Diane Montagna revealed in a July 1 report that the Vatican’s overall assessment of the consultation of bishops, which was believed to have prompted Pope Francis to implement the 2021 motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, stated that the majority of…
The documents suggest that most of the Catholic bishops who responded to a poll conducted in 2020 expressed their general satisfaction with it and warned that restricting it “would do more harm than good.” In 2021, in one of their most controversial acts, the Argentine pontiff reversed the liturgical legacy characteristic of Pope Benedict XVI and said that he did so in function of the majority opinion of the bishops.
Vatican grants exemption from Traditional Latin Mass restrictions to Texas parish
An exemption to the restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass has been granted to a parish in the Archdiocese of San Angelo, Texas. / Credit: James Bradley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2025 / 14:51 pm (CN... [...]
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