The liturgy should not be a battleground

On the study day at the Vatican Apostolic Library when the journalists asked Cardinal Pietro Parolin the Secretary of State about the Traditional Latin Mass, following the publication of the Pope’s message, signed by the Secretary of State, to the French Bishops during their plenary assembly. In the letter, Pope Leo XIV expressed concern that “a painful wound continues to open in the Church regarding the celebration of the Mass” and encouraged everyone “to generously include those sincerely attached to the Vetus Ordo.” Following this, Cardinal Parolin reiterated that “the liturgy must not become a cause of conflict and division among us.” He stressed the importance of “finding a formula that can meet the legitimate needs. I believe there can be, without making the liturgy a battleground.”