Latin Mass Society urges English bishops to 'end marginalization'

December 31, 2014

In England, the Latin Mass Society has written to bishops, asking for their help in “ending the marginalization” of the traditional liturgy.

Joseph Shaw, the chairman of the Latin Mass Society, wrote that the bishops of England and Wales have “played a crucial role” in bringing about the “almost complete disappearance of the hostility” toward the use of the extraordinary form of the Mass. But he urged them to “go beyond tolerance” and promote access to the Latin Mass.

Shaw said that he recognized concerns that the use of the Latin liturgy could become a “source of division.” He said that the Latin Mass Society has actively resisted any such trend. But he argued that believers are more likely to become radical in their ideas if they are marginalized, and thus the problem “will be cured by ending the marginalization.”

 

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Further information:

• Latin Mass Society asks bishops to embrace traditionalists as ‘spiritual children’ (Catholic Herald)