Insiders [of the Westminster Curia] have disclosed, however, that Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has written to the Vatican arguing that such a relaxation [the liberalization of the Traditional Latin Mass] is unnecessary.
In a confidential letter, the Cardinal, the head of the Church in England and Wales, has argued that the provision of the Old Rite was already adequate in this country.
Cardinal Hume is said to have done much the same, with more explicit threats to the unity of the Church, two decades ago.
The Cardinal may believe we have forgotten what kind of pastoral oversight the Bishops of England and Wales truly favor...
The Cardinal may believe we have forgotten what kind of pastoral oversight the Bishops of England and Wales truly favor...
