Saturday, March 21, 2009

Is the mandatory ad orientem worship coming back? - read the Cardinal Pell interview's comments

...."I think I would be in favour of it (ad orientem worship) because it makes it patently clear that the priest is not the centre of the show, that this an act of worship of the one true God, and the people are joining with the priest for that.”....

Cardinal Pell on President Obama:
..."[H]is record on life issues is very, very bad indeed. I'm still hoping against hope that he won't do the worst, that he won't bring in that Freedom of Choice Act. I wish him well, because so much rides on his decisions. But he's got a very slight curriculum vitae to be a president of the United States. He ran a brilliant campaign. I think he's an outstanding public orator. We've yet to see him really do anything that has significantly changed the situation for the better. But it's very early days yet. And he has inherited an appalling financial situation."...

Full text of interview with Catholic Herald