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Article: Small but growing number of Catholics returns to rigid rules, Latin masses.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- July 5, 2003
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Byline: Lisa Fernandez
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Tucked away in the hills of Los Gatos, Calif., is a conservative Catholic retreat where much of modernity is rejected: Priests wear ankle-length black cassocks, children's play structures look like ancient castles, and Mass is celebrated in Latin.
The St. Aloysius Retreat and Camp Center is a hub for Silicon Valley's traditionalist Catholics. They are a small but growing body of worshipers who believe mainstream Catholics are too open-minded, the pope isn't strict enough, and all other denominations of Christianity stray from the true path of God.
The movement is receiving renewed interest as actor Mel ...