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Cardinal Cupich on 'Traditionalism': An Opening to Dialogue
Do we have more active Mass participation these days? Most Catholics don't even go to Mass!
By John M. Grondelski | September 7th 2025 8:56 PMWriting in the Chicago Catholic (Sept. 3, linked below), Cardinal Blase Cupich tries to distinguish between “tradition” and “traditionalism,” invoking Ss. Vincent of Lérins and John Henry Newman on development of doctrine to make his case for Vatican II’s reform of the liturgy. He’s concerned that “traditionalism” is obscuring the Council’s…
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