Nightmare for Francis: Celebrity Conversion Because of Roman Mass
Nightmare. Actor Shia LaBeouf, who portrays Padre Pio in a new film, has returned to the Church specifically because of the Old Mass, he told Bishop Barron in late August. Liz Yore noted on LifeSiteNews that this news had such wide circulation that it eclipsed the consistory. While Francis fights the Old Mass, this young man found in the Mass a lifeline at a low point in his life. Quote Yore: "I think this is Francis' worst nightmare."
The nightmare goes mainstream. As expected, the oligarch media are furious about LaBeouf's conversion. Slate.com labels the Latin Mass "deeply controversial” [for Slate] adding that the Mass has an allegedly small but very fiery faction in the Church, and is solemn, beautiful, ancient, mysterious, and sacred. And - Slate.com continues: "Traditionalists [that is, Catholics] believe the Latin Mass is the key to reviving the faith among young people."
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