Proposition 40 said Catholics who have divorced and civilly remarried without an annulment "cannot be admitted to holy Communion" because they are in clear contrast with church teaching on marriage.
But it added: "In this context, the synod fathers affirmed the importance of the inestimable gift of ecclesiastical celibacy in the practice of the Latin Church." Catholic faithful, it said, need to better know the reasons behind the relationship between celibacy and ordination.
Proposition 35, however, said reception of Communion should never be seen as automatic. Non-Catholics attending Mass should be told "delicately but clearly" that their nonparticipation in Communion does not signify a lack of respect for them; Catholics should be reminded of the need to be in a state of grace before receiving Communion.
Proposition 6 urged promotion of eucharistic adoration, which it called "a sign of the times," and encouraged pastors to keep local churches open to favor the practice.
Various other propositions called for the continued use of Latin in liturgies with international participants; asked for study of the practice of concelebrating huge Masses; highlighted the importance of genuflecting at important moments of the eucharistic prayer during Mass; said the church tabernacle should be placed in a place that is "noble, esteemed, well visible" and adapted to prayer.
The only thing that I raised a bit of an eyebrow at was the part that said "It said liturgical abuses had occurred in the past, but said they had diminished substantially in recent times." I don't know if that is proveable, or even true.
A couple of weeks ago as I approached the chalice, I heard something unique, "I think there's still a drop left." Followed by a dry giggle.
Well.
That was certainly 'extraordinary'.
I had to ask her twice, "What are you supposed to say to me?" before she remembered what she was supposed to do.
I think we may be getting dumber by the minute.
And Rockin' Raymond, our musical director, is certainly a distraction. I wish he'd just get it out of his system and form a cover band and play in bars on the weekends. Just because he doesn't have a misspent youth to regret, don't take it out on the rest of us.
Liturgical abuses are rampant in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, from the subtle to the outrageous...all being deliberate, not honest mistakes.
I don't know what world these bishops are living in. The younger generation can't come to power soon enough and replace this pusillanimous breed of bishops.
You're right. How is this proveable? Perhaps they're alluding to the number of papers distributed worldwide, admonishing bishops to ensure proper conformity with the GIRM. Perhaps the number of complaints has diminished over the past decade? It's worth monitoring.
Liturgical abuses exist because there is a lack of catechesis.
A lack of catechesis exists because there is a shortage of well-trained, reverent and holy priests to do the teaching.