Latin Mass restrictions reveal a deeper crisis

From Knoxville to Cleveland, TLM decisions remain wildly inconsistent across dioceses. The Bishop of Knoxville, Mark Beckman, has set out his reasons for not extending the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass.
In a recently published pastoral letter, the Bishop’s decision was communicated to parishioners of St Mary’s Parish Church in Johnson City, where the older rite was previously offered within the diocese. In the letter, Bishop Beckman confirms that he received “numerous communications and petitions from many” requesting that the 1962 Missal continue to be available in parish churches.
Bishop Beckman said he was “truly grateful” for the candour of those who wrote, and for their “great respect” in the way they presented their concerns. However, he went on to say that the older rite would cease to be offered in parish settings across the diocese, and would continue only “on a monthly basis at the chapel of the retreat centre, Christ Prince of Peace in Benton, Tennessee.”
He …