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'Traditionis custodes'

How 'Traditionis custodes' brought American liturgy wars back to the future

Analysis

Ed. Condon
Aug 10, 2023
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Dioceses in the United States continue to adjust to the new normal, following Pope Francis’ promulgation of the motu proprio Traditiones custodes two years ago.

The papal law, which abrogated Pope Benedict XVI’s signature liturgical reform Summorum pontificum, ushered in a widespread restriction of what used to be properly called the extraordinary form o…

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