Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | U | U.S. Catholic

Mixed messages: the new Catholic translations of the Mass pose a stumbling block to ecumenical relations, says a Lutheran liturgy scholar.

Publication: U.S. Catholic
Publication Date: 01-AUG-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Mixed messages: the new Catholic translations of the Mass pose a stumbling block to ecumenical relations, says a Lutheran liturgy scholar.(Excerpt)

Article Excerpt
One of the great joys that I have experienced in my life of faith has been the ability to join with Roman Catholics and Christians of several differing traditions in occasions of worship, including ecumenical events, and to already know the words of many of the prayers and other liturgical texts.

Such common language and common worship has done much to foster the fulfillment of Christ's prayer that all "may be one" (John 17:22). The reason that this could happen is that, since the early 1970s, Christians of many different traditions--Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, and...

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from U.S. Catholic
Two rites make a wrong: we are one church and we need just one mass, t..., August 01, 2009
The reason I'm for the wider use of the Tridentine Mass is ...(feedbac..., August 01, 2009
The reason I'm against wider use of the Tridentine Mass is ...(feedbac..., August 01, 2009
I like the Mass I attend because ...(feedback)(Brief article), August 01, 2009
The biggest effect of increasing celebrations of the Tridentine Mass w..., August 01, 2009

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.