A French Benedictine abbot has proposed a reconfiguration of the Roman liturgy in an effort to resolve divisions within the Church, suggesting that the pre-conciliar Latin Mass be incorporated into the current Roman Missal so that both forms exist within a single authorised framework.
Dom Geoffroy Kemlin is the Abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre, Solesmes, a community of about 50 monks known for its reverent worship, use of Latin and the singing of Gregorian chant. He set out his proposal in a letter dated November 12, 2025, addressed to Pope Leo XIV. The initiative, which he later discussed in a March 16 interview, is presented as a response to tensions over the liturgy that have continued since the reforms following the Second Vatican Council.
