The Catholic Sanctuary: And The Second Vatican Council by Michael Davies

Author:Michael Davies [Davies, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: TAN Books
Published: 2015-02-12T06:00:00+00:00

THE COUNCIL MISQUOTED BY THE SACRED CONGREGATION OF RITES

Where changes in the sanctuary are concerned, the first mention is found in the "Instruction on the Proper Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy" (Inter Oecumenici) published by the Sacred Congregation of Rites on September 26, 1964. This document is now generally referred to as the "First Instruction," as others were to follow. Paragraph 90 of this document reads:

In building new churches and in repairing or adapting old ones, care must be taken to ensure that they lend themselves to the celebration of the divine services as these are meant to be celebrated, and to achieve the active participation of the faithful.

The Instruction claims that this is a quotation from Article 124 of the Liturgy Constitution—but it is not. The Liturgy Constitution refers only to the building of new churches and makes no reference whatsoever to repairing or adapting existing buildings.

It is this one word, "adapting," inserted into the First Instruction, thus misquoting the Liturgy Constitution, which forms the basis of the altar-smashers' mandate.

Having stated incorrectly that the Council authorized the adaptation of existing churches, the Instruction goes on in the very next paragraph, No. 91, to state:

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