Sunday, October 16, 2005
Cardinal George "Para" Pell Fumbles on Liturgy
I like Australia, but I think they could use a better cardinal, at least in Sydney. George Pell said at the synod (Zenit daily dispatch from 12 October), "There is no such thing as 'lay-led liturgy,' because lay people can only lead devotional prayers and para-liturgies."
Apparently the cardinal has never heard of Liturgy of the Hours, or does he seem aware that catechists, religious, and lay people indeed lead many official celebrations of the Church's rites.
I've never put much stock in that term "para-liturgy." Liturgy is liturgy. Devotions are devotions. Cardinals will be cardinals, I guess.
