Q: At Mass, one visiting priest, consistently and with full intention, refuses to elevate the Eucharist at the consecration, rather he offers it to the congregation. He says this is in line with the theology brought about by Vatican II; the focus should be on the sharing and communing with God as community rather than a sacrificial offering.
As a middle-aged Catholic with some self-education on such things, it seems to me he is missing proper intent and proper form required for a valid sacrament. The Bishop has been approached on the matter and laughed.
What recourse do the faithful have in such a case? Clear and intentional rejection of the rubrics of the Mass is a sacrilege, or at the very least heretical, isn’t it? If he does not intend to turn bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus, then what is it, if not wrong intent? Again through self study, the rubrics are very specific on the elevation. He clearly is protesting the form. –Stephen Continue reading →
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