In the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, Fr. Nicholas Martell made headlines by encouraging parishioners to learn the ordinary prayers of the Mass in Latin and embrace Gregorian chant…literally putting into practice the actual decrees of Sacrosanctum Concilium. Meanwhile, clear across the country in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Michael Martin has taken a radically different approach with a sweeping liturgical crackdown. Is this level of liturgical whiplash sustainable for the lay faithful? What does true unity look like under Pope Leo XIV, and will it take papal action to re-anchor the Church in sacred tradition?
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02 November 2026
A Tale of Two Dioceses: Traditionalism vs. The "Spirit" of Vatican II
From AdVaticanum
In the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, Fr. Nicholas Martell made headlines by encouraging parishioners to learn the ordinary prayers of the Mass in Latin and embrace Gregorian chant…literally putting into practice the actual decrees of Sacrosanctum Concilium. Meanwhile, clear across the country in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Michael Martin has taken a radically different approach with a sweeping liturgical crackdown. Is this level of liturgical whiplash sustainable for the lay faithful? What does true unity look like under Pope Leo XIV, and will it take papal action to re-anchor the Church in sacred tradition?
In the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, Fr. Nicholas Martell made headlines by encouraging parishioners to learn the ordinary prayers of the Mass in Latin and embrace Gregorian chant…literally putting into practice the actual decrees of Sacrosanctum Concilium. Meanwhile, clear across the country in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Michael Martin has taken a radically different approach with a sweeping liturgical crackdown. Is this level of liturgical whiplash sustainable for the lay faithful? What does true unity look like under Pope Leo XIV, and will it take papal action to re-anchor the Church in sacred tradition?
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