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“There is no opposition at all between the liturgy approved by Vatican II and the liturgy celebrated according to the old rite,” the pope said.
Instead, the pope insisted that his 2007 ruling constituted an “act of tolerance” towards Catholic who feel attached to the rite of the Mass in use before Vatican II (1962-65). …
“Certainly, there are different accents” between the two rites of the Mass, Benedict said, but fundamentally they express the same faith. He also said that “development” in the liturgy is a natural feature of church life in every century.
The Vatican spokesperson, Jesuit Fr. Federico Lombardi, had asked journalists travelling with the pope to submit questions in advance. He then read four to Benedict, all in French, and the pope responded in French.