In a recent interview given to Italian media, Cardinal William Goh Seng Chye addressed the issue of Catholics who attend the Tridentine Mass, and stressed there is no reason to restrict their worship.
Taking to social media in response, Archbishop Cordileon said: “Let me second the idea that lifting restrictions on the use of the 1962 Missal would be grand, healing, and unifying.”
In the interview with La Bussola, the cardinal defended Catholics who want to participate in the traditional Latin Mass: “They are not doing anything wrong or sinful,” he said.
While emphasising the importance of Church unity, he pointed out the Church’s acceptance of multiple rites.
“We already have different rites such as the Syro-Malabar one,” the cardinal pointed out. “We can very well accept different ways of celebrating the Eucharist and therefore I believe that we should not suffocate those who prefer the Tridentine rite.”
He said he also he believes Pope Leo XIV “will not be ambiguous” on matters of teaching and doctrine, and spoke candidly about pressing matters for the Catholic Church – ranging from persecution in Asia to sexuality and liturgy.
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was recently chosen by President Donald Trump to serve on an advisory board for the country’s newly established Religious Liberty Commission, according to an announcement from the archdiocese.
Cordileone, who has served as archbishop since 2012, is the third member of the US Catholic hierarchy to be given a role in the presidential commission’s work.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York and Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, have also been appointed as members of the commission.