[sinkspur]

While this is the ancient practice of the East, and many orthodox priests and bishops have advocated its eventual return, or at least closing the gap (some dioceses confirm at age 7 now), my gut instinct tells me this will be just another change that will further confuse the lay faithful with all the myriad of changes since the Second Vatican Council.

Bishops have the discretion to implement this restoration, and many are doing it. More will.

There is really no theological basis for the Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation-much-later order of today. I don't see how the faithful could possibly be any more confused than they are now. Adding Confirmation to the same ceremony with First Eucharist, and postponing both to third grade is de minimis as far as disruption goes.

Continuous change, even when it is change for the better, is the mark of revolutionaries.

Got a buggywhip handy?

[Mershon]

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I wonder where the erroneous philsophical idea of positivism comes from?

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Nationalistic churches separated by languages, dioceses and who one's bishop is...

What does this sound like? Hmm.... The Orthodox (whose congregations are NOT growing!) perhaps?

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