The Elders of the Church: Exploring the Five Oldest Catholic Cardinals

Cardinals of Influence: Charting the Paths of Vatican Leadership [Part 1] #STAYTUNED

.Welcome to our exploration of the esteemed leaders within the Roman Curia, the governing body of the Catholic Church. In this video, we delve into the pivotal role of cardinals who helm prominent dicasteries, guiding the Church's mission and administration. From theological stewardship to pastoral care, join us as we uncover the profound influence of these cardinals on the Church's global operations and spiritual direction.

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Cardinals and prominent archbishops that

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make up the Roman curia in Vatican City

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the Roman curia comprises the

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administrative institutions of the Holy

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Sea and the central body through which

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the Affairs of the Roman Catholic Church

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are conducted the Roman curia is the

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institution which the Roman pontiff

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ordinarily makes use of his Supreme

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pastoral office and Universal mission in

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the world it is at the service of the

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Pope and of the Bishops according to the

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modality that are proper to the nature

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of each one fulfilling their function

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with an Evangelical Spirit working for

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the good and at the service of communion

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unity and edification of The Universal

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Church the structure and organization of

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responsibilities within the curia are at

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present regulated by the apostolic

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Constitution predicate evangelium issued

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by Pope Francis on March 19th

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20122 let's take a look at the different

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decastes of the Roman curia and who the

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pope has appointed to take charge the

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dicastery for evangelization is

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competent for the fundamental questions

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of evangelization in the world and for

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the establishment accompaniment and

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support of the new particular churches

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it is made up of two sections first is

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the section for fundamental issues in

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world evangelization it is the task of

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this section to study the fundamental

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questions of evangelization by

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identifying appropriate forms

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instruments and language the section

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gathers the most significant experiences

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in the field field of evangelization

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making them available to the entire

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church it encourages reflection on the

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history of evangelization and Mission

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especially in their relationship to the

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political social and cultural events

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that have marked and conditioned the

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preaching of the Gospel the current Pro

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prefect is Archbishop Salvatore

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fisichella physella is related to the

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so-named Italian Noble family forming

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part of the Sicilian nobility and his

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ecclesiastical coat of arms is inspired

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by the family arms holding the title of

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Archbishop fella is not a member of the

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College of

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cardinals the second part of the diecast

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for evangelization is the section for

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first evangelization and the new

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particular churches this section

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supports the proclamation of the gospel

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and the deepening of the life of faith

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in the territories of first

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evangelization and deals with everything

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that concerns the erection of

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ecclesiastical circumscriptions or their

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modifications as well as their

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provisioning the section supports the

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new particular churches in the work of

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first evangelization and growth

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collaborating with the particular

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churches Episcopal conferences

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Institutes of consecrated life societies

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of apostolic life associations ecclesial

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movements new communities and ecclesial

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assistance agencies to this section are

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entrusted the pontifical missionary

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societies the pontifical society for the

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propagation of the faith the pontifical

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Society of St Peter the Apostle the

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pontifical Society of the missionary

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childhood and the pontifical missionary

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Union as instruments for the promotion

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of the missionary responsibility of

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every baptized person and for the

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support of the new particular churches

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the current Pro prefect is Cardinal Luis

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Antonio gim Tagle Tagle was the 32nd

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Archbishop of Manila from 2011 to 2020

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and is the Cardinal Bishop of San

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feliche de caliche a centel and also

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serves as the president of the Catholic

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biblical Federation and Grand champ

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cellor of the pontifical urbaniana

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University Tagle is often seen as a

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representative of the Catholic Church's

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Progressive Wing having criticized the

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Catholic church for using harsh words to

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describe LGBT people as well as divorced

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and remarried Catholics whom he believes

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should be allowed to receive Holy

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Communion on a caseby casee basis next

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we take a look at the decast for the

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service of Charity serving the poor the

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vulnerable and the excluded this decast

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operates in any part of the world the

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work of assistance and help towards the

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needy in the name of the Roman pontiff

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who in cases of particular indigence or

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other need personally arranges the aid

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to be

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allocated the dicastri under the

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guidance of the prefect makes concrete

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through its activity the solicitude and

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closeness of the Roman pontiff as pastor

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of The Universal Church towards those

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who live in situations of indigence

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marginalization or poverty as well as on

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the occasion of serious

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calamities formerly the office of papal

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Charities the change gives the office a

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more significant role in the curia the

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current prefect is Cardinal Conrad kvki

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Pope Francis made him a cardinal in June

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2018 assigning him the titular Church of

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Santa Maria immacolata

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alquino Cardinal kvki has visited homes

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for the elderly and distributed funds to

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the needy he spent 4 days on the island

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of lampedusa after a migrant boat car

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caring atrians capsized praying with

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police divers as they work to raise the

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Dead from the sea floor in June 2015

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Cardinal kfy announced plans for a

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30-bed volunteer run dormitory for the

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homeless near the Vatican kvki said the

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entire initiative was aimed at giving

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people their dignity in May 2019 cvy

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climbed down a manhole cover in AR Ram

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Street to break a seal and switch back

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on the electricity Supply to a building

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where 450 people were squatting

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including 100 children thereby restoring

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power and hot water which they had been

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without for 5

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days next up is the dicastery for divine

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worship and the discipline of the

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sacraments this dicastery promotes the

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sacred liturgy according to the renewal

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undertaken by the second Vatican Council

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the Spheres of its competence concern

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all that pertains to the apostolic sea

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concerning the regulation and promotion

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of the Sacred liturgy and the vigilance

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that the laws of the the church and the

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lurgical Norms are everywhere Faithfully

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observed it is the task of the decast to

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provide for the editing or revision and

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updating of typical editions of lurgical

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books it also grants recognition to the

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particular calendars the proprieties of

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masses and of the Liturgy of the Hours

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of the particular churches it is

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concerned with the regulation and

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discipline of the Sacred liturgy with

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regard to the extraordinary form of the

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Roman right and for the protection of

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the Sacred relics the confirmation of

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the patrons and the granting of the

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title of minor Basilica the current

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prefect is Cardinal Arthur roach before

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his service in the Roman curia Ro was

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Bishop of Leeds from 2004 to 2012 he was

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appointed an Archbishop when he joined

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the Roman curia in 2012 and in August

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2022 Pope Francis elevated him to the

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College of cardinals a few months into

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roach's tenure as prefect Pope Francis

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issued the Motu propio tradis custodis

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which sever nearly restricted the

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celebration of mass according to the

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missile of

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1962 more commonly known as the

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traditional Latin Mass Ro and his

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congregation were tasked with

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implementing the Motu propio in December

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2021 Ro issued a responsa ad duia

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concerning traditionis custodes in this

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document restrictions were clarified

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including restrictions on the

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celebration of sacraments according to

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the old right and a total ban on the

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celebration of the sacrament of holy

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orders according to the old right Roos

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has also stated that the promotion of

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the traditional Latin Mass has been

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curtailed and that the permission to

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celebrate the old right is a concession

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being made to those who are attached to

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the old right but is not an opportunity

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