Pope Francis’ motu proprio, Magnum Principium, which sets out new procedures for approval of vernacular usage in the liturgy, have some bishops (Reinhard Marx) believing it frees them to innovate and others (Robert Sarah) convinced that Rome will and must maintain fidelity to the original Latin. 
Mass translation conflicts arise
Pope Francis’ motu proprio, Magnum Principium, which sets out new procedures for approval of vernacular usage in the liturgy, have some bishops (Reinhard Marx) believing it frees them to innovate and others (Robert Sarah) convinced that Rome will and must maintain fidelity to the original Latin.
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