Pope Francis Urges Sicily’s Catholic Priests to be Moral Guides — But to Drop the Lace

National Catholic Register ^ | June 9, 2022 | Hannah Brockhaus

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Pope Francis Urges Sicily’s Catholic Priests to be Moral Guides — But to Drop the Lace

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told priests and bishops from the Italian island of Sicily on Thursday to be strong moral guides, and to update their art and vestments in conformity with Church reforms.

“In Sicily, people still look to priests as spiritual and moral guides, people who can also help to improve the civil and social life of the island, to support the family, and to be a reference for growing young people. High and demanding is the Sicilian people’s expectation of priests,” the Pope said during a June 9 meeting at the Vatican.

In improvised comments during his speech, Pope Francis also addressed a topic that he said “worries” him: the progress of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, particularly relating to the liturgy.

“I don’t know, because I don’t go to Mass in Sicily and I don’t know how the Sicilian priests preach, whether they preach as was suggested in [the 2013 apostolic exhortation] Evangelii gaudium or whether they preach in such a way that people go out for a cigarette and then come back,” the Pope said.

He suggested that after eight minutes of a homily, most people’s attention begins to wane.

Noting that he had seen photos from Masses in Sicily, Pope Francis appeared also to comment on the use of lace on the vestments priests wear while celebrating Mass.

“Where are we 60 years after the Council,” he said. “Some updating even in liturgical art, in liturgical ‘fashion.’”

“Yes, sometimes bringing some of grandma’s lace is appropriate, sometimes. It’s to pay homage to grandma, right?” he continued.

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“It’s good to honor grandma, but it’s better to celebrate the mother, Holy Mother Church, and how Mother Church wants to be celebrated. So that insularity does not prevent the true liturgical reform that the Council sent out.”

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[HighSierra5]

He should drop the lace. And all that woman’s dresses and gowns he wears.

[ClarityGuy]

Perhaps the Antipope can start by disbanding his inner circle of criminal sex pervert “Cardinals”...

[TexasGator]

“Perhaps the Antipope can start by disbanding his inner circle of criminal sex pervert “Cardinals”...”

You misunderstand who is in control.

[viewfromthefrontier]

Truth, beauty, goodness.

[Verginius Rufus]

James Boswell quotes Samuel Johnson saying that Greek is like lace--every man gets as much of it as he can. That was back in the good old days when prospective college students had to study Greek and Latin before they entered college.

Vatican II already eliminated the smidgen of Greek in the Mass so Francis doesn't have to war against Greek like he does against the use of Latin in the Mass.

Tastes were different in the 18th century--I doubt many men today want lace.

[Salvation]

Continue with the lace.

Honor Christ!