Concerned grandparent: I grew up before Vatican II. I have spent much of my adult life frustrated that the Church never really followed the spirit of the Council. Only under this Pope have I begun to hope! But now I find myself arguing with my granddaughter about traditionalism. She wants to turn the clock back and loves the Tridentine Rite. I find her very judgemental. How am I to understand all this?
Priest: When the Holy Father placed restrictions on the old rite, he ruled that traditional Masses should not be advertised. Given the age range of people attending such Masses, priests joked that parishes could get round the ban by advertising the old rite as the “Youth Mass”.
