VATICAN CITY
National Catholic Reporter
by Joshua J. McElwee | Jul. 26, 2013 NCR Today
The cardinal who heads the Vatican’s Supreme Court has apparently called Catholics who focus on social justice ministry instead of ornate liturgies akin to communists.
Cardinal Raymond Burke, a former archbishop of St. Louis known for a preference for Latin Mass and long robes during liturgies, makes the comments in an interview posted Thursday by the Catholic news agency ZENIT.
“Some argue the liturgy is mostly about aesthetics, and not as important as, say, good works done in faith,” the interviewer asks Burke. “What is your view of this argument that one often hears?”
“It’s a Communist misconception,” Burke responds. “First of all, the liturgy is about Christ. It’s Christ alive in his Church, the glorious Christ coming into our midst and acting on our behalf through sacramental signs to give us the gift of eternal life to save us.”
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