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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Sarah condemns Latin Mass restrictions: ‘Destructive to the Church’ Cardinal Sarah said that the Church ‘cannot wage war’ on Catholics who prefer the Latin Mass, calling it ‘a short-sighted and entirely ideological attitude, therefore not pastoral and not Christian.’ Cardinal Robert Sarah said that restricting the Traditional Latin Mass was “neither wise nor respectful” and that war against traditional Catholics is “destructive to the Church.”In a recent interview with Italian newspaper Il Giornale, Cardinal Sarah addressed Pope Francis’ restrictions on the Latin Mass through his motu proprio Traditiones Custodes and the “war” on traditional Catholics.He was asked...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Sarah: Liturgy wars ‘a true and proper sin’ 'No one has authority over the rites, which are born from the centuries-old history of the Church,' said Cardinal Sarah in a new interview.Cardinal Robert Sarah has said that divisions over the liturgy are “a true and proper sin” and called for co-existence of the Novus Ordo and the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM).In an interview with Matteo Matzuzzi, editor-in-chief of Il Foglio, Sarah said that the Catholic Church in the West is going through “a time of great difficulty, even of confusion” and called for a liturgical peace like...