The Pope's Vindictive Campaign against the Latin Mass

The Pope's Vindictive Campaign against the Latin Mass
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Thirteen and a half years ago, Pope Benedict XVI boldly granted permission to priests and groups of Catholics to have their patrimony back, what's commonly called the Traditional Latin Mass, and not just the mass, but the ancient prayers and liturgies for baptisms, confirmations, and ordinations. The result of this permission was a massive growth of interest in the traditional rites and prayers of Catholicism, the growth of liturgical arts, the formation of choirs, and scholas equipping themselves to sing the Gregorian chant, or the great polyphonic compositions of Monteverdi, Mozart, Tallis, Morales, and so many others.

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