When Benedict XVI reestablished the celebration of the older Latin Mass, voices of protest rose up from many sides. The widespread fear was--and is--that the Pope had revealed himself as the reactionary defender of tradition that many have accused him of being since he was the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the former Holy Office.Defenders of Benedict XVI have responded to these objections by explaining that the use of the Tridentine Rite is not a step backward to pre-Vatican II times, but rather a step forward. Now the Church can see what the older rite offered in...
When Benedict XVI reestablished the celebration of the older Latin Mass, voices of protest rose up from many sides. The widespread fear was--and is--t...