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Why I signed “An Open Letter from the Americas to Pope Francis”

July 24, 2024 Larry Chapp 155

On July 15th, an open letter to Pope Francis was released which asked him not to allow any further restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass (TLM). Titled “An Open Letter from the Americas to Pope […]

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Further thoughts on restorationists—and a remark on papal sycophants

June 27, 2022 Larry Chapp 84

My recent CWR column on Pope Francis’s comments about the worrisome rise of what he called “the restorers” in the American Church appears to have kicked up some dust and not a little misunderstanding. Many […]

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Fr. Angleo Mary Gieger is a Franciscan Friar of the Immaculate who recently wrote a fine essay for Catholic World Report titled, “Pope Benedict XVI’s Legacy: Faith and Future”. He blogs regularly at Mary Victrix, […]

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