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ASK FATHER: Roman clerical tonsure

From a reader… QUAERITUR: What was the state of, requirement for tonsure, for secular clergy, in Rome, under Saint John XXIII, after his 1960 Synod. (That synod seems to represent the apex of the organic development of clerical discipline flowing … Read More

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ASK FATHER: What can the acolyte do and wear?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I was wondering if you know the rubrics or know where the rubrics for lay instituted acolytes in the EF can be found? At my parish, we try and do a lot of things in the extraordinary … Read More

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QUAERITUR: “openly gay EMHC, an ex-priest”

From a reader: I come from a mid-sized parish with at least 10 EMHCs every Sunday, which just seems like way too much. I’ve also noticed that they give blessings, with the laying on of hands and everything, to catechumens, non-Catholics, etc. I’m … Read More

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