Posted on 08/09/2026 6:31:11 PM PDT by ebb tide
The Diocese of Pittsburgh has canceled its only remaining diocesan indult Latin Mass, at St Titus in Aliquippa, about to enter its 20th consecutive year, because according to Bishop Eckman, it "was only ever meant to be temporary." (Information from the X account of the Mason-Dixon Latin Mass Society, which published the grotesque letter below):
The synodal "church" must "move on" (as Leo has said).
Ping
The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest moved into Pittsburgh in 2018; they have their own church and parish.
The bishop himself is directing anyone with an interest in the TLM to attend Mass there.
In other words, anyone in the Diocese of Pittsburgh who wants to attend a Traditional Latin Mass parish is not only free to do so, the bishop is encouraging them.
I do not know about the situation in Pittsburgh, but here in Phoenix, the ending of diocesan sponsored traditional Latin Masses means that our FSSP church, which was already at capacity, is now over-flowing. The folks who like in Glendale or Queens Creek may have athe better part of an hour’s drive, now.
Charlotte, North Carolina and Arlington, VA are two other dioceses forcing traditional Latin Mass goers in overcrowded, and often very distant buildings just to assist at Mass when things were working fine.
There was no need to stop something that was working.
I can’t think of a better way to send a message to the bishop, and to the Vatican … especially if the TLM apostolate is growing, and is flourishing financially.
Trust me when I say that this will do more to ensure a strong future for the TLM than you know.
I have attended Mass at the FSSP church in Phoenix several times during my travels out west; as you know, the demand was such that the parish expanded into a second church.
(This is similar to what the FSSP has done in Allentown, PA; one single FSSP parish now has two churches.)
It's taking time, but I think the growth in the TLM community will be much easier to measure if it takes place in the parishes that are exclusively TLM; there will be no denying the numbers as these parishes continue to expand in size.
Define "need" ... When the goal is to destroy the Church ... well ... a destroyer gotta do what a destroyer gotta do ...
Don't be too sure that will change anything. Mater Dei, an FSSP parish in Irving TX (Diocese of Dallas) has far exceeded its capacity. They have 8 masses on Sunday, two of which are in the parish hall. Yet the bishop refuses to let them build a bigger building despite a successful capital campaign several years ago.
No matter how successful your Traditional community is, the current regime will not let it expand.
Then you wait for the next bishop.
My TLM community got formal approval from the bishop because he was facing two realities:
1. The diocese was in bankruptcy proceedings due to sex abuse lawsuits, and selling of properties to raise money.
2. The TLM apostolate was growing in leaps and bounds.
Sooner or later, financial reality makes its way into any decision.
In my first TLM exposure, the local bishop was no fan of Catholic tradition. But the group of Catholics who organized the TLM community happened to come from the wealthiest parish in the entire country -- and it was pretty much understood that their commitment to the Bishop's Annual Appeal would be non-existent without this concession on his part.
He conceded, for sure.
I'm glad that things worked out well for our and your community. But "waiting for the next bishop" does not work out well for most localities. Your best chance is if you have an SSPX chapel nearby, then maybe you'll get permission.
Correction; our=you
Dear Bishop, if you want others to embrace the new Mass as the one expression of the Roman rite that you do the same. This would be to lift all of the restrictions on the new Mass that express a continuation with the past: i.e., Latin, ad orientem worship, Gregorian chant, Communion on the tongue and knelling, properly installed all-male ministers, etc. It has been the rejection of the new Mass by the suppression of these elements, that has led to the interest in the old Mass. Physician, heal thyself!
To that end, the permission to celebrate according to the older ritual in a parish church was only ever meant to be temporary. The expectation of the Holy See that the continued need for permission would eventually come to an end and the faithful would be brought toward the celebration of the post conciliar ritual.
P.S. St Titus Church is an hour and twenty minute drive, one-way, from the ICK church.
Yet the captain continues to defend creeps like Eckman.
If you're hitching a ride with the Amish, maybe.
Step away from the schismatic talking points for a moment and just put the two addresses into Mapquest (952 Franklin Ave, Aliquippa, PA and 3250 California Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA)
It's about 30 minutes.
(Some people will have a shorter trip and some will have a longer trip.)
Take a look at the most recent bulletin for this parish, you will find the following notice about a visit Bishop Eckman will be making next month:
Bishop Eckman to Visit in September
On Thursday, September 24, 2026, Most Precious Blood of Jesus Parish will be honored to receive Bishop Mark Eckman at 7pm in the Parish Center (gym). As part of his ongoing commitment to hearing from priests and parishioners across the diocese, His Excellency has dedicated 2026 to visiting every parish in the diocese for a Listening Session. Of particular interest to him is how the various parishes and faithful are practicing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.
I think we get it. The SSPX is in schism, and it is incumbent on them to look for and inflate any piece of news that might be even remotely negative. They feel they have to do this in order to justify to themselves and their members why they now find themselves standing outside of Mother Church.
It's not going to work out; just stay away from those people.
Oh, wow! He’s visiting every parish, while shutting down TLM’s.
Isn’t he swell!
Well, let's just say that it's a safe bet that he knows his way from one church to the other.
So did Mao Tse-tung and Henry VIII.
Bishop Schneider must be too Catholic for the synodal "church".
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I don't see anything remotely positive in a bishop cancelling his one diocesan TLM that was only being offered once a month.
Maybe the captain should take off his rose-colored glasses.
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