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By Philip Pullella

Pope Francis again turns screws on use of traditional Latin Mass

Pope Francis waves during Angelus prayer at the Vatican, February 19, 2023. Divisione Produzione Fotografica/Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

Pope Francis on Tuesday further tightened the screws on Catholic conservatives over the use of traditional Latin Mass, rebuking bishops who had allowed it to be said in parishes without previous permission from the Vatican.

Francis issued a brief but unequivocal decree underscoring sections of a document he issued in 2021, when he overturned liberalising decisions by his two predecessors, who had been more lenient towards the traditional Latin Mass.

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