The Holy See’s bulletin reported this Monday, September 22, that Pope Leo XIV received in audience Cardinal Robert Sarah, emeritus prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Relevance of an expected meeting
Although the official statement does not provide details on the content of the conversation, Sarah’s mere presence on the papal agenda acquires special relevance. The Guinean cardinal is one of the references for those who seek to preserve the richness of the Roman rite and prevent it from being diluted in uniformity.
Maintaining hope
The audience with Leo XIV, in this context, rekindles the hope that a few days ago seemed undermined by the uproar generated after the publication of Elise Ann Allen’s book, on the possible reconsideration of the Holy See’s liturgical policy. Beyond what may have been discussed, the gesture of receiving Sarah in a public audience conveys a clear message: the voice of tradition is not excluded from the dialogues on the future of liturgy in the Church.