Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa

Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa

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Should Cardinal Roche be believed about the Latin Mass?

The question is how much credence one should give to a liturgically inept, soon-to-be outgoing prefect, in a statement about Traditionis Custodes which appears to contradict the current pontificate.

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Michael Haynes
Aug 01, 2026
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VATICAN CITY (PerMariam) — On Thursday morning, The Tablet published its now widely disseminated interview with Cardinal Arthur Roche, in which the cardinal attested that Pope Leo XIV has no intention to lift any restrictions on the traditional Mass. Now that the initial hype has died down, the key question remains: what weight should we give to Roche’s…

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