Yes, they are said by the priest, but in the first person plural.This is why the words in the liturgy relating to offering and sacrifice are said by the priest, not the entire congregation.
Yes, that is heretical and needs to be corrected wherever encountered.the idea that when the priest celebrates the Eucharist he needs a congregation to do so for it to be valid (believe it or not, I heard this bizarre heresy from a layman in my local parish).
“Winning” is not what I’m in it for (apart from winning souls). I just don’t what the Church’s doctrine misrepresented either to the right or the left.Okay, Japhy you win.
Yes, again, that’s heretical and needs correction.But the only reason I objected before was because I’ve seen a tendency for some people to think that a congregation is needed for the Eucharist to be valid, as if they participated in the same manner as the priest. I had one parishioner tell me that “we don’t offer private Masses anymore, because Vatican II said that a congregation is necessary for the Sacrament to take place.” Which is. of course, completely false.
I’ve read it many times. I’ll take Christ over the Council of Trent.I would recommend you read the 21st Session of Trent, which explains (among other things) the discipline of Communion under one kind.
The Council of Trent is an Ecumenical Council. It is Christ’s Church teaching.I’ve read it many times. I’ll take Christ over the Council of Trent.
It is not truly Ecumenical because it was held in isolation from the Eastern Church. Therefore the whole Church was not represented.The Council of Trent is an Ecumenical Council. It is Christ’s Church teaching.
No offense, but the Eastern Churches that remain a part of the one Catholic Church were present, so it was ecumenical. Those of you whom, sadly, we consider schismatic no longer counted as constituting part of the Catholic Church. I’m not trying to offend, that is merely our belief.It is not truly Ecumenical because it was held in isolation from the Eastern Church. Therefore the whole Church was not represented.