‘If only Rome knew us’: New study challenges Vatican Latin Mass restrictions After discussing new research with Pope Leo XIV, sociologist Stephen Bullivant tells Jan C. Bentz why restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass may be deepening divisions within the Church What if the Catholics most frequently accused of dividing the Church are, in fact, among those most eager to belong to it? And what if Rome’s attempts to contain the traditional Latin Mass have inadvertently encouraged precisely the separatism they were intended to prevent?Traditionalist Catholics occupy a peculiar position in the Church: attracting young families, fostering committed communities and...