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Opus Dei Cardinal Forbids Communion in the Hand
May 6, 2008 |
The brave voice of Cardinal Archbishop Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne of Lima, Peru, now cries out from the wilderness: There will be no Communion in the hand in my diocese!
The Cardinal has some strong words regarding liturgical abuse and communion in the hand. In the article, the Cardinal faults the Roman Curia after Vatican II. In the interview, the Cardinal says, “Then, and now I believe this is partly the fault of the Roman Curia after Vatican II, there was a relaxed attitude, above all in interpretation, regarding the Council. It is urgently necessary to remedy this situation.”
He continues, “The relaxed attitude of many priests has made the value of the Eucharist ridiculous in the eyes of Catholics. Personally, I retain that the best way to administer Communion is on the tongue, so much so that in my diocese I have forbidden the Host in the hand. In Masses with great attendance, in the past we even found Hosts thrown onto the pavement of the Church.” The Cardinal is a member of the Prelature of Opus Dei.
