[sinkspur]

The Faith is NOT practical. It is NOT convenient. It is. You just do it.

"The Faith" is not practiced on velvet clouds. Read Polycarp's recommendation above, and my concurrence.

If it's been done once, it can be done again.

When the Pope reverses the recently-released GIRM and mandates the reinstallation of communion rails in churches, then we'll see what happens.

I suspect JPII won't be doing that in his papacy and even Fabian Bruskewitz in Lincoln is not going to fund additional renovations wholesale to his dioceses' churches.

[Desdemona]

"The Faith" is not practiced on velvet clouds. Read Polycarp's recommendation above, and my concurrence.

Why do you put the Faith in quotes? I did read that exchange. I agree with Poly and somebody else on this list that the liturgy nuts are not to be trusted. Most of them try to be way too creative with something that needs no changes.

I also don't believe that we really need a rail, to be honest. Just to be on one's knees. and as for older people, an exception can be made. There is one made for those in wheelchairs now, but for youngun's like me, there's no excuse.

[ninenot]

Please document the "mandate" to REMOVE the altar rails in the first place. I can wait, say, 25 years while you try to find it.