[Siobhan]

I was told Bishop Foley received a 'clarification' from Rome which said a bishop could not forbid his priests to face God (ad orientem) (this was in 2001?), but that the bishop could forbid the posture being broadcast. I hadn't heard this till recently.

So works the demon and the lackey in L.A.

BTW, Cardinal Mahony isn't Irish -- he was adopted, and only God knows where he came from.

[Land of the Irish]

Cardinal Mahony isn't Irish -- he was adopted, and only God knows where he came from.

I'm biting my tongue so hard, it's bleeding.

[Maximilian]

BTW, Cardinal Mahony isn't Irish -- he was adopted, and only God knows where he came from.

Thank God for that! There have been too many traitorous clerics with Irish names. It has become a heavy shame to bear for those of Irish descent. As to where he came from, we have our theories (think Mia Farrow in a NY apartment).

[sockmonkey]

I was told Bishop Foley received a 'clarification' from Rome which said a bishop could not forbid his priests to face God (ad orientem) (this was in 2001?), but that the bishop could forbid the posture being broadcast.

Which is why they no longer broadcast (a few very rare exceptions) the Sunday Mass from the Shrine at Hanceville.

I remember reading Bishop Foley's letter, and it seems I recall him saying that if his decree was not followed, he had the authority to remove the faculties of any Priests from his Diocese who celebrated a televised Mass ad orientum.

I know there were a few times Priests from outside his jurisdiction did celebrate a televised Mass from the Shrine ad orientum. One of them was a canon lawyer who I have met at my Parish.