REVEALED: How Pope Paul VI attempted to trick the council into preserving Latin

Part of The Fly's Obscure Catholic History series

ROME—Newly discovered drafts of Sacrosanctum Concilium in the Vatican Archives show that Pope Paul VI attempted to trick the council into preserving the Mass and sacraments in Latin.

Evidence shows he added the phrase “of Julius Caesar” to the part of the document that authorized the use of “vernacular language.”

Above: Original manuscripts show Paul VI’s attempt to insert the phrase “of Julius Caesar” into the early draft of the conciliar document Sacrosanctum Concilium.

The phrase, which appears to have been typed on a separate piece of paper, and then taped onto the draft manuscript, is circled in red ink, indicating the addition was caught during review, and never saw the light of day—until now.

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