In a recently published interview, Pope Francis said that he was puzzled by young people who are drawn to the traditional Latin Mass. "I always try to understand what’s behind the people who are too young to have lived the pre-conciliar liturgy but who want it," he said. "How come such a rigidity?"
As someone who was born after the liturgical reforms but prefers the Old Mass, I feel I can answer this question.
First of all, the Old Mass is simply more beautiful than the modern one: better vestments, more solemn songs, more reverence. Beauty is an attribute of God. If beauty decreases, it becomes more difficult to see God.
