Cardinal Müller Criticizes Bishops Banning Latin Mass

Cardinal Gerhard Müller, during a Q&A session at the 2025 Call to Holiness Conference in Michigan with exorcist Father Chad Ripperger, asserted that it is “problematic” and “not pastoral” for bishops to place restrictions on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM).

Müller was responding to a question about why the Church gives the bishops the authority to restrict the celebration of the Mass according to the 1962 missal. The German prelate emphasized that bishops should respect the faithful who continue to be devoted to the TLM because the liturgical renewal proposed at the Second Vatican Council has not been completely successful.

Müller further stressed that it’s problematic for bishops, who appear to be more concerned about liturgical uniformity than the unity of the faithful in believing the doctrines of the Church, to restrict the celebration of the ancient Roman rite that nourishes the faith of so many Catholics. His entire answer is viewable in the link below from 4:34 to 9:38. ---More...

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