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Article: Pope Poised To Revive Latin Mass, Official Says; Ancient Tridentine Rite Was Replaced in 1960s
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- October 13, 2006
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Pope Benedict XVI has drafted a document allowing wider use of
the Tridentine Mass, the Latin rite that was largely replaced in the
1960s by Masses in English and other modern languages, a church
official said yesterday.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the
pope told colleagues in September that he was writing the document
"motu proprio," a Latin phrase for on his own initiative, and that
it was in its third draft.
"There will be a document, it will come out soon, and it will be
significant," the official said. Benedict "will not let this be
sidetracked," he added.
Wider use of the Tridentine Mass is a cause dear to the hearts of
many Catholics, for both esthetic ...