What’s it like to be a 'traditionalist' Catholic in Germany?

The Pillar ^ | November 25, 2022 | Luke Coppen

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What’s it like to be a 'traditionalist' Catholic in Germany?

As the "synodal way" shapes Catholicism in Germany, 'The Pillar' talked with Germany's "traditionalist" Catholics.

If you are ever browsing at a newsstand in a big German train station, look out for a magazine called Dominus Vobiscum.

The cover is likely to feature a photograph of a Mass, or perhaps a statue of a saint, or a page from a medieval manuscript.

Beneath the image will be a line explaining that the magazine is produced by Pro Missa Tridentina, a lay association dedicated to “the Classical Roman Rite in the Catholic Church.”

The magazine is one proof that there is more to German Catholicism than the “synodal way,” the headline-grabbing initiative bringing together the country’s bishops and lay people to discuss far-reaching changes to Church teaching and practice.

That a magazine promoting the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) can be found at the country’s railway stations shows that Germany is also home to a small but lively group devoted to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite — the celebration of sacraments using liturgical texts which were published before the Second Vatican Council.

What is it like to be a traditionalist in a country synonymous with Catholic progressivism?

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[Chode]

when were kids, Dominus Vobiscum was Dominic eat the Biscuit...

[Ken Regis]

Good one.

[Chode]

i’m old... 8^)