The Crackdown on the Latin Mass Isn’t About “Preference”.
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When Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, NC, issued the strictest crackdown yet on the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), it sparked more than local controversy — it reignited the Church’s broader “liturgy wars.” In this video, I respond to the predictable yet deeply flawed narrative that Traditional Latin Catholics are simply too “attached to their preferences.”
Far from a matter of taste, this is about culture, community, and the transmission of the faith itself.
🕑 Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction: Why Charlotte is making headlines
0:50 – The false framing of “liturgical preference”
2:00 – What if this happened to Eastern Catholics?
2:43 – Why liturgy is more than personal taste
3:49 – What’s really being lost: communities, not just rites
4:32 – My family’s story and why we attend the TLM
7:37 – Cultural decay in modern liturgy and youth attrition
8:39 – Liturgy as the Church’s highest form of culture
10:11 – Why this isn’t just about nostalgia — it’s about salvation
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Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com
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