From Knoxville to Cleveland, TLM decisions remain wildly inconsistent across dioceses. The Bishop of Knoxville, Mark Beckman, has set out his reasons for not extending the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass.
In a recently published pastoral letter, the Bishop’s decision was communicated to parishioners of St Mary’s Parish Church in Johnson City, where the older rite was previously offered within the diocese. In the letter, Bishop Beckman confirms that he received “numerous communications and petitions from many” requesting that the 1962 Missal continue to be available in parish churches.
