Do. Not. Miss. This speech by Cardinal Sarah
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Mar 31, 2017
If you have time to read just one article over the weekend, here’s what it should be:
Cardinal Sarah’s Address on 10th Anniversary of “Summorum Pontificum”
Catholic World Report has done a great service by posting this address in its entirety, in an excellent English translation. And Cardinal Sarah has done a great service—again—by explaining how the degradation of the liturgy has led to a crisis in the Catholic faith.
This is a courageous and powerful speech. Cardinal Sarah must know that he is swimming against the prevailing tide, but he is not deterred. But he is looking to the longer term, and saying: “When you people are absent from the holy Liturgy, we must ask ourselves: Why?”
Our CWN headline story on the cardinal’s address quotes a few of the more provocative passages. But to appreciate the force of the cardinal’s message, you need to read the whole thing.
Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org. See full bio.
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