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[bpbasilphx]

\Two things about that:

1. Sing to the Lord has no binding force, as it was not submitted to Rome. It could have force in a particular diocese, if the Bishop there wants it to, but there is no actual authority in the document.\

**And you think something has to be submitted to Rome to have binding force?

That’s to reduce the Bishops to parish priests.**

 

[benedictgal]

\Two things about that:

1. Sing to the Lord has no binding force, as it was not submitted to Rome. It could have force in a particular diocese, if the Bishop there wants it to, but there is no actual authority in the document.\

**And you think something has to be submitted to Rome to have binding force?

That’s to reduce the Bishops to parish priests.**

Actually, the statement that was quoted is correct. That was one of the issues of Liturgiam Authenticam. In fact, Sing to the Lord was supposed to have brought us into compliance with that document. Whenever a Conference of Bishops issues policy, especially where it concerns Divine Worship, it needs to gain the recognitio of the Holy See. The document needs to be presented and secure a 2/3 vote so that it can be brought to the CDWDS for the necessary approval. That did not happen with Sing to the Lord.

 

[pnewton]

And you think something has to be submitted to Rome to have binding force?

That’s to reduce the Bishops to parish priests.

Bishops, even as a group, do not have binding force over other bishops. I posted the link, to the document, not because it was binding, but because it was information. At least Sing to the Lord was produced by American bishops. Does anyone here think our posts here should have more binding force? Who has ever submitted one’s reply to the Vatican before posting?

The USCCB may not be binding, no one has claimed they were, but they do carry more credibility with many Catholics than internet chat. Since the Church practices subsidiarity, we are best off listening to what our own priest wants and the office of our own bishop propogates.

 

[pnewton]

Tropes (pronounced like ‘hope’) are embellishments. In the MOC Agnus Dei we hear
“Jesus, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world…”
“Jesus, Bread of Life, who takes away…”
“Jesus, Prince of Peace, who…”

There is nothing in the GIRM that allows for this reworking of the text of the Agnus Dei.

That’s why I dropped that Lamb of God. This Advent, for example, I went back to the MOC, but refrained from using that Lamb of God. It has been dropped now from Advent and Lent for two or three years.