[Catholic Caucus] The Church ‘Cannot Declare War’ on Latin Mass Devotees, Cardinal Robert Sarah Says

National Catholic Register ^ | August 31, 2026 | ACI Digital

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[Catholic Caucus] The Church ‘Cannot Declare War’ on Latin Mass Devotees, Cardinal Robert Sarah Says

The cardinal praised Pope Benedict’s 2007 decision to allow the faithful greater access to the Latin Mass but called Pope Francis’ 2021 decision to restrict it neither ‘sensible’ nor ‘respectful.’

“We, as a Church, cannot declare war on those who devoutly attend Mass simply because they prefer one form over another; this is a shortsighted and entirely ideological stance and, therefore, neither pastoral nor Christian,” Cardinal Robert Sarah said on Aug. 27. “It is harmful and destructive to the Church.”

Cardinal Sarah, the former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, spoke to the Italian newspaper Il Giornale last week about the importance of the traditional liturgy, which dates back to the time of Pope Gregory the Great and earlier and which was celebrated worldwide until the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).

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Cardinal Sarah said that “access to ritual forms that have been recognized and in existence for centuries must never be artificially restricted by means of decrees. If a rite did not serve the faith, it would disappear on its own; if, conversely, it preserves and fosters the faith, we must by no means restrict it, for in doing so we would be restricting the very preservation and spread of the faith.”

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Ping

[exPBRrat]

Hand salute to the good Cardinal.

[Trump_Triumphant]

I’m glad there’s at least one decent Bishop.

[bantam]

Me too!
I’m starting to really believe Rome wants to see traditional Catholics leave the flock!!

[Oscar in Batangas]

“Oh yeah? Hold my chalice and watch this!”
-Leo XIV

[Trump_Triumphant]

I feel the same way! What kind of a shepherd refuses to feed his flock? It’s diabolical.