Anarchy or Unity, Politics or Peace

Why Catholics weary of fighting fall in love with an unchanging liturgy

An exasperated friend of mine, talented at singing chant, once sent me this note:

Latin has been banned at my parish, though the pastor says it won’t be forever. For now I am prohibited from singing the communion proper in Latin. Our Latin-haters and tradition-haters carry a lot of weight locally, and some have the bishop’s ear. How long I survive there,…