Pope Leo XIV has urged the bishops of France to seek “generous” pastoral solutions for Catholics attached to the Traditional Latin Mass, in a message sent ahead of their plenary assembly taking place from March 24 to 27.
Writing through the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope signalled a notably conciliatory tone on the question of the Traditional Latin Mass.
In the message, dated March 18, the Pope said he was “particularly attentive” to the issue of the liturgy, acknowledging that “a painful wound concerning the celebration of Mass, the very sacrament of unity, continues to open in the Church”. He called for “a new way of looking at one another, with a greater understanding of each other’s sensitivities”, adding that such an approach could allow Catholics “enriched by their diversity” to “welcome one another in charity and the unity of faith”.
