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'Traditionis custodes'

UK cultural grandees urge Vatican to keep TLM in new ‘Agatha Christie’ letter

Prominent UK figures have appealed to the Vatican not to impose rumored restrictions on the Extraordinary Form of the Mass

Luke Coppen
Jul 02, 2024
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Prominent U.K. figures in the arts, business, journalism, and politics have appealed to the Vatican not to impose new restrictions on the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, also known as the Traditional Latin Mass.

Fashion designer Paul Smith, novelist Agatha Christie, historian Tom Holland. 

In a letter to the Times of London, published July 3, more t…

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