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[DuncanWaring]

The present “anthropocentric” [man-centred] clerical system will collapse.

Ann Barnhardt has conjectured that merely turning the priests around so they face the front of the church rather than the congregation would fix many of the problems of the church because it would flush out all the "Look at me - I'm so cool" priests.

[reefdiver]

I wonder how we could have this big split in the Church when it seems no one bothers to attend except on Christmas an Easter.
I never thought of my self as an extremist

[BlackElk]

Bishop of what? Bishop of where? Does Schneider have Canonical faculties? Full name? Is "Bishop" Schneider in communion with the Holy See or is he another "do it yourself" "Catholic" and "do it yourself""pope?" Who consecrated Schneider as a bishop? Was it Williamson or who was it? The artwork is nice, including the very full congregation shot which likely has nothing whatever to do with Schneider.

In short, the priest should face the tabernacle and therefore his (and the congregation's) Lord and Savior. It is preferable that Mass be said in Latin. It seems absolutely correct that "Communion in the hand" is an outright abomination. That does not mean that sound beliefs on such matters makes one his own pope.

[piusv]

The lack of clarity in the documents of Vatican II has led to this confusion.

Again, Bishop Athanasius Schneider must go beyond this idea. The VII documents weren't just "unclear". I do have hope that the Holy Spirit (with the intercession of his namesake) will lead him and give him the courage to go in that direction.

Let's face it. He's the only one in the post VII hierarchy who seems to even notice any problems.

Saint Athanasius, pray for us.

[piusv]

know that God is listening and at least there is one bishop who acknowledges the precious value you have for God’s Catholic Church.

One can only wonder what Francis has in store for *this* bishop.

[Biggirl]

Good grief, at a time when Christians in the Middle East are fleeing for their lives, we still have debates over the mass/divine liturgy?

[Biggirl]

The better answer would be to make the NO a lot more reverent and with that, with the newer priests that are graduating from the seminaries and are getting ordained would be the better way to go.

In other words, clean up the liturgical abuses and problem solved.

[narses]

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[defconw]

I went and read the whole article. I do not disagree with the Bishop.

I do believe that taking the Eucharist in hand is a practice that should be done away with. I receive on the tongue whenever I can. Kneeling would be preferred. I think this in the hand thing came because modern man is always in a hurry and it is faster to receive in the hand. But why do we have to be in such a hurry all the time?

I do pray that the Church will not cave to the liberals on who can receive. Time will tell.