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I posted this under Ask an Apologist but didn’t realize it might not be answered. I recently had this response posted to me on another forum in response to my post about doctrine versus disciplines of the faith:
"Communion under both species for members of the congregation. Mass said in local vernacular instead of Latin. Congregants as participants in the Mass, not witnesses. Women on the altar for purposes beyond cleaning and setting the flowers, e.g., as sacristans, eucharistic ministers, and chaplains. Evolving re-definitions of relationships with other faith communities, particularly Episcopalian, Lutheran, Jewish. Off the top of my head right after waking up… Hmm. Add support of chattel slavery, attitudes towards remarriage after divorce…
Anyone who thinks the Roman Cathholic church is doctrinally unchanging is ignorant of the history of his or her own church. TheMom has noted that many conservative American Catholics are locked into 1955 and the church of their childhood, thinking that’s the Way that Catholicism is, was, and will be."
Are these doctrinal changes over the years or merely disciplines, practices, or attitudes that have changed. Is there a website I could refer this person to that would explain the difference between the two? I want to be accurate. Thanks in advance - I need a little help!
"Communion under both species for members of the congregation. Mass said in local vernacular instead of Latin. Congregants as participants in the Mass, not witnesses. Women on the altar for purposes beyond cleaning and setting the flowers, e.g., as sacristans, eucharistic ministers, and chaplains. Evolving re-definitions of relationships with other faith communities, particularly Episcopalian, Lutheran, Jewish. Off the top of my head right after waking up… Hmm. Add support of chattel slavery, attitudes towards remarriage after divorce…
Anyone who thinks the Roman Cathholic church is doctrinally unchanging is ignorant of the history of his or her own church. TheMom has noted that many conservative American Catholics are locked into 1955 and the church of their childhood, thinking that’s the Way that Catholicism is, was, and will be."
Are these doctrinal changes over the years or merely disciplines, practices, or attitudes that have changed. Is there a website I could refer this person to that would explain the difference between the two? I want to be accurate. Thanks in advance - I need a little help!