Interviewed on several topics by the Neapolitan newspaper Roma, Cardinal Bagnasco was asked if he thought "the initiatives to unite and bring peace" of Pope Leo XIV could "include easing the restrictions on the Latin Mass," to which he replied:
« For several years, I was part of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and I was able to verify that there are more than thirty liturgical rites in the Catholic Church. I have never considered, nor do I consider now, that the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite—which is unique, as Pope Benedict XVI clarified—could cause difficulties, just as the Ambrosian Rite does not cause them either. I don't perceive any risks if everything is done with serenity and good will on the part of everyone involved. »
The same theme was chosen for the article's subheading, which reads:
« Cardinal Bagnasco: "Latin Mass? I see no problem, if everything is done with benevolence." »