Now let every tongue adore thee

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 … […]

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.”


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