Bishop Daniel Garcia was named by Leo XIV for the huge diocese of the Texan capital, Austin, in July -- transferred from Monterey, California, to which he had been named by Francis in 2018.
As a parting gift to the faithful of Monterey, he decided to kill the 17-year-old Traditional Latin Mass in the diocese. Could something be more petty, more pathetic, and more ridiculous?
The last Mass will be on October 13. Here's hoping they get a more compassionate bishop in his place. Meanwhile, Austin Catholics (whose old TLM at the Cathedral had already been axed): prepare yourselves, this promises to be an inauspicious time.
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