An internal memo from the Diocese of Charlotte in North Carolina was recently leaked, revealing a calculated strategy to silence Catholics who raise concerns over the suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM).
The disturbing document, titled “Traditionis Custodes Implementation in the Diocese of Charlotte 2025: Responses to Concerns,” was shared on X by Catholic scholar Dr. Peter Kwasniewski.
LEAKED: Talking points for priests responding to complaints about the cancelation of the Latin Mass in Charlotte North Carolina https://t.co/n7L45fLDel
— John-Henry Westen (@JhWesten) May 26, 2025
In a move straight out of a globalist playbook, Bishop Michael T. Martin announced on May 23, 2025, that all four parish TLMs in the diocese will be shut down and consolidated into a single, former Protestant church at 757 Oakridge Farm Hwy., Mooresville, NC, effective July 8.
Citing Pope Francis’ 2021 Traditionis Custodes, the bishop is cracking down, claiming the move is about “Church unity.” But the 2,000-word memo tells a different story—a cynical script for priests to gaslight parishioners and squash dissent.
The memo admits the suppression will be “painful for our faithful” but doubles down, saying Pope Francis knew the pain it would cause and still pushed forward with his restrictive norms.
It arrogantly dismisses calls for compromise, stating, “Listening and agreeing aren’t the same thing,” and insists Bishop Martin “cares deeply” for western North Carolina Catholics, while offering no justification for obliterating their cherished liturgies.
“Asking for extensions when none are warranted only prolongs the pain and uncertainty,” the memo sneers, as if the faithful’s devotion to the TLM is a problem to be eradicated.
The memo also accuses a “growing tide” of TLM supporters of “denying the validity and legitimacy of the liturgical reform” and uses this as a blanket excuse to target all traditionalists.
Even worse, it declares open season on future priests, stating that any young man “only or primarily interested” in the TLM will be blacklisted from ordination in the diocese. So much for discernment—this is a clear purge of traditionalist vocations.
Per LifeSiteNews:
The document also states that the diocese will not consider candidates for priesthood if they are overly attached to the TLM:
Any young man who is only or primarily interested in the celebration of the TLM is not nor has ever been a viable candidate for ordination to the transitional diaconate or priesthood in the Diocese of Charlotte.
The leak came as bishops and cardinals have expressed public concern over efforts to restrict the Traditional Latin Mass. Cardinal William Goh of Singapore recently said that bishops should not “discriminate” against those who prefer the TLM.
Although the Diocese of Charlotte will neither confirm nor deny the memo’s authenticity, LifeSiteNews has confirmed through reliable sources that it is real.
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