Sunday, September 18, 2011

Bishop Bosco Puthur on Cardinal's view on Liturgy

The Cardinal is convinced that it is in the field of Liturgy that iculturation has to take place in the most effective manner. Along with Pope Paul VI, then Cardinal Montini, His Eminence believes that "Liturgy is for man and not man for Liturgy". In the Indian context he was trying to move the needle of the Liturgy clockwise and not anti-clockwise. Life changes, the tastes, aspirations and needs of people change. Time change and we change with them. So liturgy should be 'ever ancient and ever new'. In the filed of Liturgy, His Eminence has been dragged into controversy from different quarters. Pained at being misunderstood by certain circles in Rome, the Cardinal bluntly makes his standpoint clear: "Your Excellencey, please believe me, I stand for neither Latinisation nor de-Chaldeanisation. I stand for Indianisation". ( Bosco Puthur: Joseph Cardinal Parecattil, The Theologian in A.M Mundadan CMI)

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