The new head of the Vatican’s liturgical office, known in his native Spain as the “Little Ratzinger,” has praised the traditional practice of receiving Communion on the tongue while kneeling-a practice that Pope Benedict has made the norm at papal liturgies.
According to Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, receiving Communion this way “means adoration … respect … and an attitude of faith,” whereas receiving it in the hand while standing “is not the same … as doing it with respect.”