Has Pope Francis celebrated the tridentine Mass during his pontificate?

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I’m not certain, but I know that Pope Francis has elevated Archbishop Gualtiero Bassetti, who is strongly associated with the celebration of the Latin Rite Mass in the Extraordinary Form, to the position of a cardinal, and that during CISP’s pilgrimage to Rome, the pope offered a letter to be read during the homily of an Extraordinary Form Mass.

Also, Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos reportedly said: “I met with Pope Francis very recently and he told me that he has no problem with the old rite, and neither does he have any problem with lay groups and associations like yours that promote it.” (He was speaking to the FIUV-Latin Mass Society.)
 
To my knowledge Popes JPII, BXVI, and Francis have not celebrated the Tridentine Mass during their papacy. That is not say they never celebrated the newer Mass in Latin, which I understand they have done many times.
 
I thought john Paul 2 and Benedict had. Could be wrong. Will see what I can find out.
 
ProVobis said:
To my knowledge Popes JPII, BXVI, and Francis have not celebrated the Tridentine Mass during their papacy. That is not say they never celebrated the newer Mass in Latin, which I understand they have done many times.
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As far as I know the OF in Latin is the norm at St. Peter’s. The readings may be in Italian, but the ordinary is always in Latin I believe.
 
To my knowledge, Pope Francis is the first pope to have never celebrated the EF, even as a priest. He is the first Pope who was ordained to the priesthood after Vatican II. I don’t imagine we’ll ever see him say the EF, and I would doubt that he would even know how without some training beforehand.

I don’t believe Popes Benedict XVI or John Paul II celebrated the EF as Pope either, but rather celebrated the OF in either Latin or the vernacular. I don’t have any documentation of this, but I’m guessing if either Pope had said the EF even once, then every traditional Catholic site on the blogosphere would have mentioned it (and I have yet to find one that has).
 
larsont7 said:
To my knowledge, Pope Francis is the first pope to have never celebrated the EF, even as a priest. He is the first Pope who was ordained to the priesthood after Vatican II. I don’t imagine we’ll ever see him say the EF, and I would doubt that he would even know how without some training beforehand.

I don’t believe Popes Benedict XVI or John Paul II celebrated the EF as Pope either, but rather celebrated the OF in either Latin or the vernacular. I don’t have any documentation of this, but I’m guessing if either Pope had said the EF even once, then every traditional Catholic site on the blogosphere would have mentioned it (and I have yet to find one that has).
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Pope Francis may have been ordained after the Second Vatican Council, but the new missal wouldn’t have been implemented yet (in Argentina). There is a good chance his seminary training included and his first Mass was in the EF. In the recent interview with the Jesuit Magazines, it says that Pope Francis still uses his seminarian breviary, which is completely in Latin. As far as Pope Francis celebrating the EF, I don’t think we’ll see it happening. The closest will probably be either an OF in Latin or a Byzantine Divine Liturgy.
 
Great question.
Thanks to all the responses.
Very interesting comments,research, results.

Peace. Martin.
 
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