But this article isn't about China or the hand-slapping incident. It's my first response to Traditionis Custodes, Pope Francis' 2021 motu proprio restricting the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM). Interestingly, I think my observations at that time still apply. Five years later TC does not seem to have brought the extinction of the old liturgy any nearer.
Has Tradition Become a Dirty Word?
Picture Sunday Mass in a typical parish. A mother comes up for communion holding a small child in her arms. As she approaches the priest, she awkwardly holds on to her infant with one arm in order to free up the other to take the Eucharistic host and quickly pop it into her mouth before … Continue reading Has Tradition Become a Dirty Word?