This opinion piece will not be tactfully phrased. Many essays in the past few days have tried to balance both positive and negative views of Traditionis Custodes, the new motu proprio issued by Pope Francis concerning the traditional Latin Mass. This article reflects my experience from the trenches. (I was my diocese's vicar for clergy when Benedict issued Summorum Pontificum.) It may  help some understand the issues that motivated Francis. In 2007, when Summorum Pontificum was issued, it looked like the golden days of Tridentine Masses were back. Pope Benedict really wanted to help heal wounds that stemmed from the Vatican II Council's reform of the liturgy and allow people who had a special affinity for the traditional Latin Mass some relief at their sense of loss of a liturgy that meant so much to them. He was well intentioned, but his effort simply didn't work. Here are four reasons why.