"Top Ten People of 2013" Bishop Athanasius Schneider on one of the "poorest of the poor" in the Church

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From Inside the Vatican:
But the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana, Kazakhstan, Athanasius Schneider, who is also Secretary General of the local Conference of Catholic Bishops and Chairman of the Liturgical Commission, has a different opinion. “The Eucharistic Jesus, that is Jesus Christ actually, personally and substantially present under the Eucharistic species, in Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, is indeed the most poor, weak and defenseless in the Church,” Schneider says in his latest book Corpus Christi, la Santa Comunione e il rinnovamento della Chiesa (The Body of Christ, Holy Communion and the Renewal of the Church). Therefore, as a fundamental aspect of his pastoral mission, he is pleading the case of a “preferential option for the poorest” in order to restore the proper devotion toward the Eucharist. For this courageous commitment, we honor Bishop Schneider as one of the “Top Ten” people of 2013.
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  • Please note that the Bishop didn’t say this to undermine in any way the Corporal Works of Mercy or others in society who are less fortunate such as the poor, unborn children etc…
 
This is a very interesting viewpoint, and one which should be honoured and taken seriously. 👍
 
This is a wonderful article about Bp. Athanasius Schneider’s belief that a true renewal in the Church cannot take place without a renewed devotion to Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist. Toward the end of the article, he is encouraging the reinstatement of taking the Communion on the tongue while kneeling, rather than taking Communion in the hand while standing. He’s not pushy about this view, but presents it in a calm and reasoned manner. He’s definately one of my top ten favorite Catholics.

I just bought his book, ‘Dominus Est,’ but haven’t read it yet.
 
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