Posted on 11/25/2024 9:31:11 AM PST by ebb tide
The Mexican Bishops’ Conference felt the need to justify its "Mayan Rite" in a statement last Friday. They responded to "different interpretations" which were in fact persuasive criticisms.
The bishops claim that there is no Mayan rite, no ritual dances and no Mayan altars.
According to them, the new Eucharist "does not constitute a new rite or a substantial change in the structure of the Roman Missal".
The Mayan rite is an "optional adaptation" to the Novus Ordo.
The Bishops do not want to speak of "liturgical dancing" with regard to the "physical movements" permitted at the opening, during the offertory, and during the thanksgiving after Communion. These rituals are of "a rhythmic pendulum movement", they play on words.
In fact, even retired Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristóbal called these elements "liturgical dances". Furthermore, pictures and videos show that the Mayan rites actually use Mayan altars during the Eucharist.
As for incense, even the Mexican bishops admit that it is used in the "traditional forms" of the pagan "indigenous groups".
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