Tag: Liturgical Abuses
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Dances in Catholic Worship Came From Pentecostal Cults
A post by Frank Morera SINCE THE PHRASE OF POPE BENEDICT XVI ABOUT THE DANCE THAT I PUT ON TROUBLED SOME PEOPLE, I WILL GIVE MY OPINION, WHICH, WHETHER WRONG OR RIGHT, IS WHAT I THINK AND WHAT I HAVE DRAWN FROM MY EXPERIENCE. THOSE WHO KNOW ME KNOW THAT THE MINISTRY I HAVE WAS…
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Against CFD Confusions: Ad Orientem Masses for Lutherans
I saw this post (see featured image) and thought I would comment on it hoping to minimize the confusion caused by this CFD member. There is no point of arguing with a CFD in general because of reasons I already disclosed in another post. What this post assumes from my perspective as a reader is…
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Heartbreaking! Catholics in the Philippines Denied Communion on the Tongue
While I was drafting this article in mid-February, I became aware of a viral Facebook post about a young woman who was denied Holy Communion in a parish in Manila solely because she wanted to receive Our Lord on the tongue while on her knees, as is her custom. Her post, which is no longer…
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Priest ‘Stuns’ Parishioners with a Sensual Song at the Altar
In a viral 10-second video post which appears to be a portion of a homily, a priest was singing an intro of a rap song that describes a woman seducing the song artist and having sex with him. One website provides this review about the song: The lyrics contain explicit language and are highly sexual…
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Falsification of Catholic Liturgy: Dancing Clowns and Communicants
This capture was taken from a viral video on Facebook. I will not share the video to minimize the number of Catholics who would be scandalized by this abuse. So, this was during Communion time. The “Chicken Dance” is being played, a clown was dancing at the altar, people were dancing and laughing in the…
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Worse than Fiducia Supplicans, a Priest Urges Catholics in Sinful Unions to Receive Communion
While Pope Francis needed the help of Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez to compose a declaration opening the possibility of allowing a “blessing” for couples in sinful unions; a priest in Cebu, Philippines, without anyone’s help, scandalously declared in his homily that unmarried Catholics who do not receive communion because of their status are wasting their…
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Scarcity of Priests is Real
One would hope this did not happen during a Catholic worship. Unfortunately, this is a reality in many areas of the Philippines and the world. This happened in my home village in Bukidnon. It’s a remote locality and the villagers could only fulfill their Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation in a small chapel. With…
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On Our Right to Speak Out on the Liturgy
By Carlos Antonio P. Palad The liturgy is not the property of bishops and priests. It is the common worship of the Christian faithful, clergy and laity alike. It is our participation in the heavenly liturgy, and the river through which grace flows into our souls. Therefore all the faithful have a stake in it.The…
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‘Why Was Jesus Exposed in Such a Manner?’, World Youth Day Attendee Questions the Clergy
The girl kneeling in the white dress? That’s me. There are so many opinions, theories, and accusations going on surrounding World Youth Day, but I wanted to give my two cents as I was there and experienced this circumstance that is now going viral first hand. So what happened? On Saturday night, World Youth Day…
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Unjustifiable Disobedience: My Response to Bishop Schneider
Photo from wikimedia.org The following statement has spread over the internet, and I worry that many Catholics will take this as if Bishop Schneider is the current Roman Pontiff when he obviously is not. Regardless of how much we admire him for his support to the Latin Mass, we cannot fall into fanaticism. The prohibition…
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Church Instructions on Homilies
In this post we will see a collection of references about an ideal homily, its purpose, suggested content, and structure. These are taken from different sources such as the Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, Inter Oecumenici, Redemptionis Sacramentum, Code of Canon Law, and the Homiletic Directory by the Congregation for the Divine Worship. The CDW, with…
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Filipinos Pledge of Undying Loyalty and Filial Veneration to Pope Francis
I attended the Popes’ Day Mass at the Manila Cathedral yesterday, July 29, 2023, in the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. The Liturgy was celebrated by Archbishop Charles John Brown, the apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, in the presence of Cardinal Jose Advincula and many prelates and priests from the Philipines and various countries…
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Corpus Christi Procession Led by Ladies in Humeral Veil
Photos of two women, one wearing a rainbow scarf, carrying a monstrance containing the body, blood, soul, and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ in a Corpus Christi procession in Germany caused confusion among the faithful. LifesiteNews has published a more detailed article about this, mentioning the reason why such thing happened. But regardless of…
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