Unable to cross arms at communion

[Augustinian]

Ought to bring about a firestorm from the conservatives. We’ll see.

Depends on what you mean by conservatives. Conservatives might not go for getting married themselves in Madison Square Garden but they won’t object to others doing it.

 

[joeybaggz]

Depends on what you mean by conservatives. Conservatives might not go for getting married themselves in Madison Square Garden but they won’t object to others doing it.
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Didn’t mean ALL conservatives. Nothing is ever 100% when it comes to the reactions of people.

 

[Reuben_J]

@showersofroses and @reuben_J: I am well aware going up is optional, I was not aware blessings are not practiced everywhere. Individual blessings have been available during communion in all the Catholic churches I have been to.

You are right. There are probably more than ninety percent parishes that give individual blessing during Holy Communion. There are some parishes that don’t, and they are not many of them. I have seen one, on a visit, and my little son was refused blessing.

Personally I hope you continue to come up for the blessing if you desire it where it is practiced in the parish. As I mentioned earlier, that much I can say on this subject.

God bless you.

 

[Gorgias]

the archdiocese of Baltimore is going to allow Catholic Marriage ceremonies outside Catholic Church buildings in an effort to make the religion more relatable to millennials and their preferences. It has also been unofficially done in other dioceses according to the paper. Hey, some more tinkering.

Actually – and it might surprise you – this isn’t a change: in canon law, it’s already the case that the bishop has the power to allow weddings for Catholics at venues other than church buildings. So, this is more a relaxation of policy than a “tinkering” of norms.

 

[joeybaggz]

joeybaggz:

the archdiocese of Baltimore is going to allow Catholic Marriage ceremonies outside Catholic Church buildings in an effort to make the religion more relatable to millennials and their preferences. It has also been unofficially done in other dioceses according to the paper. Hey, some more tinkering.

Actually – and it might surprise you – this isn’t a change: in canon law, it’s already the case that the bishop has the power to allow weddings for Catholics at venues other than church buildings. So, this is more a relaxation of policy than a “tinkering” of norms.

Guess you are right. In all the dioceses I have attended Mass as a registered parishioner, the policy has always been, marriage must take place in a Catholic Church sanctuary.
Some will be upset, others will shrug their shoulders. I only wonder if there is a difference in the degree of faith between those who choose the sanctuary and those who choose the beach.