"Charity in truth, to which Jesus Christ bore witness by his earthly life and especially by his death and resurrection, is the principal driving force behind the authentic development of every person and of all humanity." (Pope Benedict XVI, Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate 29th June 2009)
In Hardy's 'Jude the Obscure' Jude overhears two Oxford clerics arguing heatedly about eastward vs. westward position. His comment is, 'Good God - the eastward position and all creation groaning!' To be as concerned about ritual gestures as this bishop and his mother are seems somewhat out of proportion. Why cannot they accept that many of their co-religionists now prefer to receive communion in the hand and do so with perfect reverence? God's prophets have been telling us for at least 3,000 years that God does not look on the outward observance. It's high time we got the message.
In Hardy's 'Jude the Obscure' Jude overhears two Oxford clerics arguing heatedly about eastward vs. westward position. His comment is, 'Good God - the eastward position and all creation groaning!' To be as concerned about ritual gestures as this bishop and his mother are seems somewhat out of proportion. Why cannot they accept that many of their co-religionists now prefer to receive communion in the hand and do so with perfect reverence? God's prophets have been telling us for at least 3,000 years that God does not look on the outward observance. It's high time we got the message.
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