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DIY Mass Is ‘Catalyst for Reform’ Theologian: public liturgy ban will spark Catholic sectarianism BONN, Germany (ChurchMilitant.com) - A leading Viennese dogmatist is sounding the alarm on "do-it-yourself" Masses leading to "free-floating, if not sectarian forms of Christianity," after progressive theologians claimed lay Catholics could consecrate Communion elements by placing bread and wine in front of the screen during a televised Mass.      Professor Jan-Heiner Tück is warning that the "temporary ban on assembly in the corona-crisis is being used as a catalyst for reform," to combat perceived clericalism so that the "sacramental principle of ordination will be eroded."   Theologians are proposing...

Vatican’s former doctrine head: Ban on female deacons, priests an infallible Catholic ‘dogma’ October 3, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – The Vatican’s former head of the congregation tasked with preserving the Catholic Church’s doctrine from error has stated that it’s an infallible teaching of the Church that must be held by all the faithful that women cannot receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders in each of its three degrees – deacon, priest, bishop. Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, stated that it’s an “error” for anyone who claims to be Catholic to “demand”...