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How the Internet Remade the Latin Mass

JL;DR SUMMARY The article delves into the resurgence of the traditional Latin Mass (TLM) within the Catholic Church, especially among young people and online communities, and how this trend intersects with issues of gender and ideology. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ReligionTraditionPope FrancisCatholic ChurchOnline CommunitiesMisogynyTraditionalismLatin MassGender

Places mentioned

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
"On a November night in Phoenix, she joined a group of young Catholics for a drink after attending a traditional Latin Massher third ever."
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
"In May, Charlotte Bishop Michael Martin announced that parish churches are no longer authorized to celebrate the TLM, restricting it to one site for the whole of his dioceseeffectively the entire western half of the state."

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