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Randall Smith
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RECENT COLUMNS
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Randall Smith
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Amy Fahey
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Fr. Paul D. Scalia
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Fr. Raymond J. de Souza
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Auguste Meyrat
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Reconciliation v. Rupture
Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky, Catholic World Review
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
The relationship between old and new forms of Mass is like a problematic marriage needing long-suffering, patience, goodwill, and hatred of divorce. Pope Benedict XVI played the part of the kindly counselor interested in reconciling the two parties. Pope Francis appears as a partisan counselor, provoking a rupture in the relationship, although his stated goal is unity.