| > back | Bishop's Statements Regarding recent reports in the secular media about a pending Vatican document on liturgy Recent reports in the secular press regarding an alleged Vatican document on the liturgy were premature. Claims regarding the use of girl altar servers and lay pastoral assistants at Masses, among a series of other statements that would limit some liturgical practices already in place in the United States, are merely conjecture. Catholic News Service stories of Sept. 23 and Sept. 24 indicate that the original draft of the document was rejected in June of this year and that it is being re-written. The fact is that, at this time, no document has been released by the Vatican, nor have the bishops been given a document to implement. Speculation regarding a document not yet finished is inappropriate. |
