CONSERVATIVE Roman Catholics have called on Pope Leo XIV to relax current restrictions on the traditional Latin mass, claiming that its wider use will stimulate a Church revival. “Many vocations are coming today from places where the traditional liturgy and faith are maintained — I hope Pope Leo will recognise this,” the Rt Revd Athanasius Schneider, a leading conservative spokesman and auxiliary bishop from Kazakhstan, said. Another prominent Latin mass supporter, Cardinal Raymond Burke, said that sacred worship remained “the highest and most perfect form of Catholic faith”. “Pope Leo should put an end to the present persecution of those who desire to worship God according to ancient usage,” Cardinal Burke said. The Tablet, which previously argued against the Latin mass, said in an editorial last week that it now also believed that a “revival of Latin” could help to drive “liturgical renewal across the global Church”.

Source: The Times June 18, 2025 09:57 UTC