Article: Pope may permit wider use of Latin Mass.(News)

Byline: MARIE SZANISZLO

Pope Benedict XVI plans to loosen restrictions on use of the old Latin Mass, a concession to ultraconservatives who split with the Vatican to protest reforms.

"The pope's intent is to help overcome the schism and help bring (the ultraconservatives) back to the church," said a Vatican official, who asked that his name not be used because the papal document has not yet been released.

The Times of London, in a report yesterday, said the pope has signed the order and it could be published in the next few weeks.

The 16th century Tridentine Mass, as the Latin service was called, was swept away by the so-called New ...

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