Vatican Liturgy Chief asks all priests and bishops to face east for Mass, faithful to kneel for Communion
"Speaking at a conference on the liturgy in London yesterday, Cardinal Robert Sarah, the highest authority on the topic in the Catholic Church under Pope Francis, asked all bishops and priests to adopt the ancient posture in the Mass where the priest faces the tabernacle along with the congregation, rather than facing the people."
Doesn't say a thing about "east"
I like the old ways. It was much more reverend than todays rock and roll and feely touchy ceremony. It sure isn’t mass.
Dumb. In some churches the priest would face the congregation, some the left, the right, the wall, 10degrees in between, 20 degrees, 5 degrees, etc. Don’t like the direction? go to another church.
Is this another way of telling them to face mecca?
Big improvement over the clown mass I suppose.
Are Communion Rails on the way back. I think so.
Very muslimish
I read all this and the comments, but I’m post-Vatican 2, and I still ask: why east?
Good for him; we will see how widely this is implemented by this time next year. I’d say that would be a good test. I kind of suspect there won’t be much change, at least not in the US or other western countries.
It seems to me that the question to answer here is how “binding” is what Cdl Sarah said? Does it boil down to simply a request, or does what he said carry more weight than a request?
There must be some really radical stuff coming down the tubes towards us for him to allow this to go forward. What's he up to? Is he tossing a bone to the "ultra-conservatives"?
Is this fool turning into the Muslim Pope?
This should have been a caucus thread.
If this is accurate, it is the best news I have heard from Rome since the election of the Red Pope.
I guess as long as you’re not having Mass at the North or South Pole, it should be do-able. :-)
Being in space might present a challenge, too.
people talking about things as important as guessing how many angels can dance on the head of a pin,