Peruvian Cardinal Prohibits Communion in the Hand
Finally, the abuse that became the custom, is being eradicated by a prelate who truly reverences the Real Presence of Christ in His Blessed Sacrament. Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Archbishop of the city of saints, Lima, Peru, informed the Italian website, Petrus, that he was banning the practice to promote “greater reverence for the Blessed Sacrament.”
There are six saints who lived in this ancient city in the Andes. They are: Saints Rose of Lima, Turibius, her bishop, Francis Solano, Martin de Porres, and John Massias. All of them graced Lime in the first half of the seventeenth century.
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Brian Kelly :: Apr.18.2008 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »
