Priest: Traditionis custodes will disappear after Pope Francis, but the Latin Mass will remain forever

‘I never came into contact with the traditional Mass – at least not until Traditiones custodes,’ Fr. Joachim Heimerl writes. ‘I began to study it intensively, learned the rites and the Latin prayers, and discovered a huge treasure.’

Traditional Latin Mass at the seminary of the Institute of Christ the King, Italy.ICKSP/ YouTube screenshot

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Fr. Joachim Heimerl

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This essay by Fr. Joachim Heimerl was originally written in German. It has been translated and published with the permission of Fr. Heimerl.

(LifeSiteNews) — This coming Holy Thursday, we commemorate the institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood. However, since the motu proprio Traditiones custodes (2021), a “civil war” has flared up in the Church over the celebration of Holy Mass. Since then, the supporters of the “old” Mass have had their backs to the wall. The pope treats them like lepers and does not even shy away from publicly insulting them. We have become accustomed to this behavior by now; nevertheless, it is scandalous and – pardon me – unworthy of a pope.

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