https://freerepublic.com/tag/virtualcommunion/ en-us Fri, 3 Apr 2020 18:28:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3831402/posts 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... Church Militant https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3831402/posts#comment Fri, 3 Apr 2020 18:28:48 GMT