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Random note

Any religion reporter who trots out the canard “the priest turns his back to the people” when describing the celebration of Mass ad orientem is a religion reporter to whose work I can turn my back.

Posted 01.14.2008
by Aristotle Esguerra
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3 Comments

Well put.

(Save the Liturgy, Save the World)


Geri
01.16.2008 @ 12:10 am #

How about if your own parish priest referred to it as “back to the people?” I chose not to correct him but I did cringe.


Adrienne
01.17.2008 @ 1:42 pm #

Adrienne:

For starters, I might ask him (gently), “If his back is to the people, then who is the priest facing?”


Aristotle A. Esguerra
01.17.2008 @ 1:56 pm #

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