This day has been consecrated for us by the martyrdom of the blessed apostles Peter and Paul. It is not some obscure saints we are talking about, “Their sound has gone out into all the earth and their words to the ends of the world (Psalm 19).” These martyrs have seen what they proclaimed , they pursuit justice by confessing the truth, by dying for the truth. Read more about them here.

Pope Benedict XVI has signed a document that would allow more churches to adopt the old Latin Mass that largely faded from use during the 1960’s, when the groundbreaking Second Vatican Council opened the doors to worship in the local vernacular, Vatican officials say.

The revival of what is known as the Tridentine Mass has long been promoted by Roman Catholic traditionalists , who say it is more moving, contemplative and historically authentic than the modern Mass.

But Pope Benedict has been hearing resistance from cardinals and bishops , many of them in Europe , who argue that the change would  divide the church by promulgating two very different official rites.

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