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To: stanne
But the priest can say mass only in consecrated space.

Nonsense. And if the space needed consecrating, the priest could do it on the spot. Masses have been given in sports' stadiums, arenas, parks, and in storage compartments aboard Navy ships (speaking from experience).

51 posted on 10/09/2013 7:59:53 AM PDT by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: Lou L

Experience is one thing, and such practices, such as these, as well as Extraordinary ministry of the Eucharist, certainly lead people to greater disrespect of the Eucharist and the sacredness of the church building, as well as the office and position and respect for the priesthood, Canon Law has guidelines.

And my statement regarded the priest who was bringing attention to the religious persecution present in his situation last week.

In observing Chaplains in the military, provisions are made. Jeep hoods were utilized in the ETO and in Viet Nam.

Worse, in the ME, things are difficult enough. They were when Bush was CIC.

This priest cannot very well accept, on the spot, that he has to accommodate for religious persecution on or near a base in the United States.

Beside the fact that he has to have equipment and he wants dispensation from the bishop of armed services.

As cavalier as it may seem, now, priests, when they celebrate mass in a basketball arena, have provisions, vestments, for instance.

This priest cannot very well spin around, aside from the shock of ministering to people who serve our country to protect religious liberty, the right to practice our faith, and use the hood of his Subaru, using a bag of wonder bread to consecrate.

As you can see by the photo in post 40, the priest, likely Father Capodanno, is equipped. He is wearing vestments and has hosts.(Hosts cannot be anything but pure bread.

He has dispensation, in this case, by being in a war zone. and he can administer the Eucharist in keeping with the Church.

Morphing that into telling this priest of last week to ignore Canon Law, deal with the fact That since Obama wants us to live outside of our Church’s teachings, that we should just blow them off, people do it all the time only a bad idea in my opinion, it is the teaching of the Church .


57 posted on 10/09/2013 8:21:53 AM PDT by stanne
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