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Papal preacher claims ‘clericalization’ prevented Latin Mass from being ‘truly a liturgy’Cdl. Cantalamessa criticized the traditional Mass for allegedly having not been true to the Church's early liturgy, something which he said Vatican II fixed.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Delivering a homily to Pope Francis and the Vatican curia, the Papal preacher recently attacked the traditional liturgy, arguing that “clericalization” had prevented the Church from having a proper liturgy for over 1,500 years.Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM, made his comments as part of his fourth Lenten sermon of 2023, preached to Pope Francis along with assembled clerics and staffers from the Vatican....