EXCLUSIVE Cardinal Arinze: Manner of celebrating the liturgy ‘shows what we believe’

The Nigerian cardinal issued a renewed appeal for clergy to adhere to liturgical reverence, since the liturgy gives witness to the practice of the faith.

VATICAN CITY (PerMariam) — Cardinal Arinze has highlighted the great need for reverence in the liturgy, warning that if priests invent new or unlawful aspects of the Mass themselves then they “damage” the Church.

The Church’s liturgical life is intimately linked to the practice of the faith, as summarized by the phrase “lex orandi, lex credendi” – the la…