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Article: Pope restores Masses in Latin; m Many Catholics miss beauty of Tridentine rite, but Jews call some language "insulting.".(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 8, 2007
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Byline: Julia Duin THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Pope Benedict XVI yesterday authorized wider use of the 16th-century Tridentine Mass, restoring the use of Latin and the sense of awe surrounding the most sacred rite in the Roman Catholic Church.
His four-page apostolic letter is a historic concession to Catholics who believe the Tridentine Mass is unique and that essential elements of worship were lost when it was phased out after the Second Vatican Council, which ended in 1965.
The pope's decision angered Jews because the Tridentine rite contains a prayer said on Good Friday for their conversion.
"The language is insensitive. The language is ...