Cardinal Robert Sarah shared in an interview published on Monday that he has spoken with Pope Leo XIV about the concerns of those who have attended the Traditional Latin Mass and that the Pontiff is aware of their difficulties.
“We continue to fight over the liturgy, we continue to bully certain people,” Sarah told Tribune Chrétienne in an exclusive interview, as reported by Rorate Caeli. He suggested that Christians who attend and support the TLM cannot be justly deprived of the Latin Mass, in part because these Catholics fully, authentically practice their faith.
“Whereas in fact, when we really look at the Christians who practice today, they are the ones who go to traditional Mass. So why forbid them? On the contrary, we should encourage them,” said the prelate.
“I don’t know what the Pope will do, but he is aware of this battle. He is aware of this difficulty,” continued the prelate.
The cardinal affirmed that he had the “opportunity” to discuss the matter when he met with Pope Leo, but did not reveal any specifics about their conversation, including whether Leo indicated any course of action regarding the Latin Mass.
However, he has expressed hope that Leo will take the needs of Latin Mass-attending Catholics into consideration. When his interviewer pointed out that Cardinal Raymond Burke obtained a traditional Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, Sarah replied:
Which will take place, but everyone must be given space. The Pope is the father of everyone, of each one of us. He is the father of the traditionalists. He is the father of the progressives, the father of everyone. He cannot ignore his children. Everyone has their own character, their own sensibilities. Everyone must be taken into account. I think he will try to act in this way.
Earlier in his interview, Sarah stressed that the Mass has become a “battlefield between traditionalists and progressives” and questioned why, encouraging the faithful to reflect upon where the authority to forbid a Mass comes from.
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