These devout young Catholics are embracing the old ways

Traditional Catholicism is still a small segment of the world's largest religion, and its adherents are geographically scattered, so it seemed natural to Brady that they're finding each other through technology. "But some of the traditionalism gets a little poisoned by ideological bents," he says. Social media figures—"tradcath" influencers—use the church as a baroque backdrop for selfies. Right-wing politicians exploit conservative customs. "It doesn't seem to fit with a truly religious, traditional worldview at all," Brady says. "It seems shockingly unreal."…

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