"Every true reformer....." thoughts of Benedict XVI

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#359958 - 02/11/11 07:03 AM "Every true reformer....." thoughts of Benedict XVI
lm Member Registered: 08/29/05 Posts: 942 Loc: usa	"...Every true reformer, in fact, is obedient to the faith: he does not act in an arbitrary manner, he does not appropriate any discretion over the rite; he is not the owner, but the custodian of the treasury instituted by the Lord and entrusted to us. The whole Church is present in every liturgy: adhering to its form is a condition of authenticity for what is celebrated. [...]" From the Vatican, November 4, 2010 Benedict XVI http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1345540?eng=y
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#360075 - 02/14/11 09:35 AM Re: "Every true reformer....." thoughts of Benedict XVI [Re: lm]
Deacon Robert Behrens Jessup B.C. Deacon Member Registered: 03/16/06 Posts: 1329 Loc: Jermyn, Pa.	I love what Benedict has to say on this issue. Unfortunately, most of his wisdom goes "in one ear, and out the other" when it comes to certain "liturgical experts" in the Universal Church.
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