Tag Archives: clerics

23 May 2011

QUAERITUR: Altar girls dressed as clerics. What to say?

Posted on 23 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
What would be a proper response to a priest who not only allows his female altar servers to wear the black cassock and white surplice, but also tells the parishioners that it is perfectly acceptable to do so?
It … Continue reading →

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13 May 2011

WDTIRS: Universae Ecclesiae 21: Drilling into the Latin and English (training of priests and seminaries)

Posted on 13 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A question came in about what the Instruction Universae Ecclesiae really says, in paragraph 21.
Since we look at texts here, lets see UE 21.
21 – Ordinarii enixe rogantur ut clericis instituendis occasionem praebeant accommodatam artem celebrandi in forma extraordinaria acquirendi, … Continue reading →