The ''Fœderatio Internationalis Una Voce'' or simply ''Una Voce'' (

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for "With One Voice"; from the

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to the

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) is an international federation of

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lay organizations attached to the

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History

The ''Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce'' (or FIUV) was founded on December 19, 1964 in Paris by Georges Cerbelaud-Salagnac in order to promote the Tridentine Mass from the Pre-Vatican II ''

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'' (1962). The organization argues that while the

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had introduced vernacular liturgies, it did not actually forbid the Latin Mass, and that regular weekday and Sunday Masses in Latin should be maintained. The organization also seeks to promote Latin

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, sacred

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and sacred art. Unlike some of the other

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organizations, Una Voce seeks to remain faithful to the Pope within the Catholic Church, and asserts that the Tridentine and the vernacular masses should be allowed to co-exist. Among its prominent early members were the composers

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and

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. A number of national associations developed during 1964 and 1965, and in 1966 an international association, the ''Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce'' was formed. It currently has over two dozen national affiliates. FIUV members value the traditional Latin Mass as direct link with the early Church and for conveying the mystery and majesty of God, but have been critiqued for elitism and for its emphasis on private religious devotion. The group has been described as an "arch-conservative" organization by Episcopal Church organist James E Frazier. However, members of the FIUV reject comparisons to

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. FIUV was enthusiastic about the election of

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as the Pope in 2005. He took the name of

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. He had spoken at a conference, and had praised FIUV's role in supporting the use of the Roman Missal within the guidelines set out by the Vatican. The organization's influence at the highest levels of the Vatican has led to the authorization of the Tridentine Mass without specific permission or

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by local bishops, and the wider implementation of the

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, ''

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''.

Membership

The International Federation represents 42 member associations in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, England and Wales, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine and the USA. Since 2010, the International Federation has made remarkable progress. Requests for information and assistance have come from Denmark, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Kenya, Korea, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Panama, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) and Slovenia.

Council

At the XXII General Assembly, held in Rome the 25 October 2015, the Council was elected and constituted as follows: * President: Don Felipe Alanís Suárez (Una Voce Mexico) * Vice President: M. Patrick Banken (Una Voce France) * Secretary: Don Juan Manuel Rodríguez González-Cordero (Una Voce Sevilla, Spain) * Treasurer: F. Monika Rheinschmitt (Pro Missa Tridentina, Germany) * M. Alain Cassagnau – Una Voce France * Don Albert Edward Doskey – Una Voce Cuba * Don Eduardo Colón – Una Voce Puerto Rico * Sr. Fabio Marino – Una Voce Italia * Mr. Hajime Kato – Una Voce Japan * Hr. Johann von Behr – Una Voce Germany * Dr. the Hon Joseph Shaw – Latin Mass Society of England and Wales * Mr. Marcin Gola – Una Voce Poland * Mr. Oleg-Michael Martynov – Una Voce Russia * Sgr. Othon de Medeiros Alves – Una Voce Natal, Brazil * Don Rodolfo Vargas Rubio – Roma Æterna, Barcelona (Spain)

References

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