“There has been much needless hurt over this issue.”
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“Not only permitted but also encouraged and expected”
San Jose bishop issues letter clarifying diocesan policy regarding Communion under both kinds.
Read moreSanity on the Cup from Archbishop Schnurr
“I was informed by the USCCB that it is not a matter of the indult expiring. Rather the indult has been supplanted by The General Instruction of the Roman Missal.”
Read moreWhat receiving the whole Christ under the sign of wine can mean (Part II)
This second installment aims at providing yet more background from the Council of Trent about communion under both signs. Future installments will then focus on my proposals for answers to the chief question I am posing: What are the most likely meanings of receiving the whole Christ under the sign of wine?
Read moreWhat receiving the whole Christ under the sign of wine can mean (Part I)
Thanks to Brian Duffy’s post and reference on Pray Tell, I have delved into the debates at the 21st session of the Council of Trent, particularly the work of William Edward Scudamore.
Read moreThe seismic shift in sacramental theology
I’ve been wondering what Pope Saint Pius X might say to his brother bishops in Phoenix and Madison about their sacramental theology. All of us who are caught up in the controversy over restricting access to the chalice might do well to revisit the entire text of Pius’s immensely liberating document, Sacra Tridentina.
Read more“The Eucharist Is Not A Weapon”
“It strikes me as nothing less-than an clerical overstepping and unnecessary demarcation of the clergy and laity. What are these pastors (by which I mean the Canonical notion of pastor) thinking? It seems, at least superficially, that it is an ‘in’ and ‘out’ club — who is and who is not permitted to receive from the cup. Seriously, we have more important things to be concerned about.” – Br. Daniel Horan, OFM
Read moreAnd now, Madison
Madison follows Phoenix’s lead in drastically cutting back on the ministry of the Cup.
Read moreThe Case in Phoenix
Pray Tell contributor Rita Ferrone has written wisely on the dotCommonweal blog about “The Case in Phoenix.” I’ll soon be adding a few comments here
Read morePhoenix Q&A on both forms: some comments -UPDATED 9-23
How do you suppose the western Church managed to give Communion exclusively under both forms for a millennium and more? How do Eastern Orthodox and Protestants manage to this day? Are Roman Catholics somehow given more to profanation than all other Christians?
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