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How limiting Latin Mass may become the defining moment for Pope Francis

  • Written by Steven P. Millies, Associate Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
How limiting Latin Mass may become the defining moment for Pope FrancisPope Francis is presiding over a divided church.Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images

Pope Francis took sudden steps on July 16, 2021, to curtail the traditional Latin Mass, in an abrupt reversal of his predecessor’s policy.

To non-Catholics – and many Catholics – the decision may seem on first glance to be a...

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