Liturgy crisis: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI blames “obscuring” God

Monday, October 9th, 2017

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI says “obscuring” God in the liturgy is the root cause of the current crisis in the Church.

In the preface to a new Russian edition of his book “Theology of the Liturgy”, Benedict writes that a widespread misunderstanding of the liturgical reform led to people placing their “own activity and creativity at the center of worship.” Read more

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