Pope Leo and Traditionis Custodes - First Things

Pope Leo and Traditionis Custodes - First Things

Not long after Traditionis Custodes was published in 2021, I flew to Rome in my official capacity as president of Una Voce International, the grouping of Una Voce or Latin Mass Society groups around the world. I wanted to find the answer to a simple question: Why had Pope Francis published this document, restricting the Traditional Mass even to the point of looking forward to its elimination? The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith had organ…