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Saint Francis in reverse

The scandal-mired Pope is determined to destroy the Latin Mass

29 June 2024

9:00 AM

29 June 2024

9:00 AM

In February last year, this esteemed magazine published a column by your correspondent on the crackdown on the Traditional Latin Mass by Pope Francis, warning that the plan was to eliminate it entirely within two years.

It seems that time has come.

Last week Rome was buzzing with rumours that Pope Francis is planning to ban the Latin Mass from almost every Catholic church in the world.

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