Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) described the Latin liturgical rites in 24 October 1998: Several forms of the Latin rite have always existed, and were only slowly withdrawn, as a result of the coming together of the different parts of Europe.
O entón Cardeal Joseph Ratzinger, falando o 24 de outubro de 1988 sobre os ritos litúrxicos católicos dicía: Teñen existido dende sempre varias formas do rito latino, e foron desaparecendo lentamente como resultado da unificación das diferentes partes de Europa.