Charlotte Controversy
Martin Knew Leo Wouldn’t Stop Him
There are moments when the fog lifts and the whole game becomes embarrassingly plain. For months, the faithful were told to calm down. Don’t overreact. Don’t “rush to judgment.” Don’t ...
WATCH: Why the Liturgy Was Changed, and What We Lost
In this episode of Catholic Unscripted, Katherine Bennett and Mark Lambert are joined once again by Brian Williams to explore the Catholic liturgy, the changes of the modern era, and ...
On Small Laws
“When you break the big laws, you do not get freedom, you do not even get anarchy. You get the small laws.” G.K. Chesterton said, “When you break the big ...
Why Traditiones Custodes Has Caused A Crisis Of Liturgical Authority
There are moments in the life of the Church when a local dispute suddenly reveals a much deeper and more troubling fault line. What is unfolding in the Diocese of ...
When a Bishop Forbids Kneeling
Catholic priests in the Diocese of Charlotte, in North Carolina, are asking the Vatican to possibly intervene as their bishop continues to strip priests and the faithful of traditional Catholic ...
Lay Catholics React To First Sunday After Bishop’s Altar Rail Ban
In the Diocese of Charlotte, Bishop Michael Martin’s pastoral letter of December 17, 2025 ordered that altar rails, kneelers and prie-dieux be removed from public Masses by Friday, January 16 ...
Charlotte Priests Submit Dubia to Vatican over Liturgical Changes
More than 30 priests in the Diocese of Charlotte have submitted a set of questions to the Vatican related to recent liturgical changes announced by the local bishop, including a ...
What’s the Top Priority in the Diocese of Charlotte? Eradicate Altar Rails
Thankfully, the Church in western North Carolina has a liturgical heavyweight to guide it, a true giant of the faith. From his episcopal letter, "on the reception of holy communion": ...
The War on Reverence: Kneeling Is Now Considered Rebellion
In Charlotte, North Carolina, the faithful have just learned that Bishop Michael Martin has decreed the removal of altar rails across his diocese beginning November 30, the first Sunday of ...
Bishop Martin Bans Altar Rails, While 75% of Seminarians Come From Parishes With Altar Rails
This weekend the faithful of Charlotte have learned that as of the 1st Sunday of Advent November 30, 2025, Bishop Michael Martin has ordered that altar rails should no longer ...
The Devil Went Down to Charlotte . . . And He Is a Leo Plant
Leo Go Lightly is an Augustinian friar in a Neo-Jesuit mold. Bishop (and I use the term ‘lightly’) Michael T. Martin, O.F.M. Conv. of Charlotte is a Franciscan friar in ...
WATCH: Trailer For New Film Regarding The Charlotte Latin Mass Controversy
REGINA Magazine recounts what has happened in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina. This film, soon to be released, is dedicated to all parishes throughout the world who have had ...
Catholics Kneel to Receive Communion on Tongue at Mass with Charlotte Bishop
Traditional Catholics showed up en masse to kneel to receive Holy Communion on the tongue at a Mass with Bishop Michael Martin, OFM, of the Diocese of Charlotte and about ...
Fr. Perricone: Looking Backward in the Diocese of Charlotte
The persecution of tradition is not a new story, but the latest—and probably final—attacks from the Woodstock-era Bishops have a fresh tyrannical twist. Any Catholic with a pulse recognizes that ...
WATCH: Charlotte Insider Shares What’s Happening in the Diocese
Mark Lambert interview Brian Williams about what's happening in the Charlotte diocese ...
The War on Reverence by Bishop Martin
As a Catholic who wears a veil, kneels for communion, and longs for the transcendent beauty of Latin chant to permeate every element of the Novus Ordo Mass, the recent ...
Charlotte’s War on Reverence
The leaked Liturgical Normsdocument from Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte reads like a parody of 1970s fervor, delivered by a tyrannical hand through a series of ironically ...
Charlotte Bishop Delays TLM Restrictions After Major Backlash
The bishop of Charlotte has delayed his plan to restrict the traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in his diocese, pushing the date back by nearly three months after a week and ...
WATCH: Dr. Peter Kwasniewski and Raymond Arroyo Discuss The TLM Controversy
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, author & liturgist on the Latin Mass controversy exploding in the Diocese of Charlotte, NC and how it might play out. Will the Vatican get involved? ...
WATCH: The Prayerful Posse Weighs-In On The Charlotte Liturgy Controversy
As tensions rise around the future of the Traditional Latin Mass, The Prayerful Posse dives into the latest crackdown in the Diocese of Charlotte. Bishop Michael Martin has moved all ...
The Ghost of Pope Francis Haunts Charlotte
In a move that is going to be heavily scrutinized as it develops, Bishop Michael Martin of the Catholic diocese of Charlotte has decided to finalize the implementation of Pope ...
