In Brazil, one Catholic Mass you'll never forget

by John L. Allen Jr.

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São Paulo, Brazil -- I realize this is a bold claim, but I’m going to make it anyway: If you haven’t been to Mass with Padre Marcelo Rossi, you haven’t really been to Mass.

Theologically, of course, that’s ridiculous, because every validly celebrated Mass has the same spiritual value. Sociologically, however, I guarantee that a Mass with Padre Marcelo is an experience you won’t soon forget.

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