One of James Likoudis's most important apologetic works, The Pope, the Council, and the Mass responds directly to critics of the Second Vatican Council and the reformed liturgy. Likoudis defends the legitimacy of the Novus Ordo while acknowledging the need for reverence and fidelity in its celebration.
The book engages the arguments of traditionalist critics with the same charity and precision that characterized all of Likoudis's polemical writing — taking objections seriously, engaging them on their own terms, and offering a thorough Catholic response grounded in the ordinary Magisterium.