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44% of Germans Want the Old Mass
Kreuznet ^ | 11/20/2010 | Tancred

Posted on 04/20/2010 10:52:22 AM PDT by 0beron

The past running brutal Church persecution in Germany has also revealed, that the believers themselves are having a change of attitude about the means of healing for their religion.

At least 44% of practicing Catholics in Germany would regularly participate in an Old Mass, if the requirements of the Motu Proprio 'Summorum Pontificum' were established in their country.

This was reported by the French organization 'paixliturgique.com' today in an article.

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1 posted on 04/20/2010 10:52:22 AM PDT by 0beron
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To: 0beron

Protestants are at least 30% of the Christian population of Germany. Equal in number to Catholics.


2 posted on 04/20/2010 11:07:43 AM PDT by Cincinna (TIME TO REBUILD * ? * RYAN * 2012)
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To: 0beron

Utterly misleading headline.


3 posted on 04/20/2010 11:09:20 AM PDT by James C. Bennett
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To: James C. Bennett

Not really.


4 posted on 04/20/2010 11:38:49 AM PDT by 0beron
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To: 0beron

I doubt 44% of Germans are religious.


5 posted on 04/20/2010 11:48:01 AM PDT by James C. Bennett
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To: James C. Bennett

You don’t need to be religious to go to Mass, for one thing.

But that’s what kreuz wrote. Sue me.


6 posted on 04/20/2010 11:55:56 AM PDT by 0beron
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To: 0beron

Heh heh.

But seriously, look at the headline, and then look at the article. There is a factual dissonance.


7 posted on 04/20/2010 12:01:24 PM PDT by James C. Bennett
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To: James C. Bennett

44 percent of Germans (who regularly attend Mass would go at least once a month) want the Old Mass.


8 posted on 04/20/2010 12:03:37 PM PDT by 0beron
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