Traditionis Custodes: Five years of unnecessary ‘persecution’ and chaos

With the fifth anniversary of Traditionis Custodes, the Church continues to suffer from the liturgical war re-ignited by Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY (PerMariam) — On this day in 2021, Pope Francis reignited the liturgical wars in the Church by issuing Traditionis Custodes (TC), undoing in one fell swoop what many deemed to be one of the most important elements of his predecessor’s papacy.

The motu proprio that easily became a defining point in Francis’ papacy was, like many other controv…