Pope Francis' Traditionis Custodes - Why Is It A Big Deal To Traditional Catholics?

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the dreaded Traditionis Custodes-- a Motu Proprio we feared was coming but weren't quite expecting. Latin Mass lovers were hit hard--a good punch to the gut punishment for traditional Catholics, and a time to gloat for modernists throughout the world. What does it mean? How do we deal with it? Eric and Dan give a general sense of their initial thoughts as the Catholic world hammers this out over the next few months.Show more

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