Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller has accused the Vatican of operating a damaging double standard, arguing that its constant appeals to dialogue and respect are selectively applied and too often withheld from faithful Catholics themselves.
Speaking in a recent interview with Michael Haynes of Pelican +, the former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said that current approaches had deepened division rather than healed it. He argued that while Church authorities frequently stress openness and respect in their engagement with contemporary cultural movements, this spirit is not consistently extended to practising Catholics, particularly those who wish to attend the Traditional Latin Mass.
