According to the Daily Telegraph “The Roman Catholic bishops in England and Wales are resisting the Pope’s plans to liberalise the use of the traditional Latin Mass.”

XVI have signed a document that would allow priests to celebrate the 16th-century rite, despite the fact that a large number of believers concern about the Pope’s growing determination to reinforce conservative doctrines in his battle against the forces of secularism.

The Tridentine Rite, which dates back to the 1560 Council of Trent, includes also a Good Friday prayer calling for the conversion of Jews. But The Daily Telegraph reports that the the authorization for celebrating the Tridentine Mass will exclude such prayer.