Call for reexamination of ICEL translation

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Nick Baty
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Call for reexamination of ICEL translation

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From Pray Tell:
The newly-founded Association of U.S. Catholic Priests has called upon the U.S. bishops to address with Roman authorities the problematic prescriptions of the 2001 Vatican document Liturgiam authenticam which brought about the new English Roman Missal.

The resolution on the new English missal asserts that it has “caused disharmony, disruption and discord among many… frustrating rather than inspiring the Eucharistic prayer experience of the Christian faithful, thus leading to less piety and to less ‘full, active and conscious participation’,” and that it “has created pastoral problems, in particular because of its cumbersome style, arcane vocabulary, grammatical anomalies, and confusing syntax.”
Now they might as well be asking for the moon to be reconstructed in cream cheese – but I'm rather glad they're having a go!
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Re: Call for reexamination of ICEL translation

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We'll see a Pope Mandy II before that happens.
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Wish I could "like" as we can on Facebook! :lol:
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Are you sure they don't want it changed to:

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