Clericalist view of the sacrament prevailsThe coronavirus pandemic has brought to light the great contributions contemporary Catholicism is making to humanity and the world. The shining star of Catholicism in this time of crisis has been those persons and organisations that are explicitly dedicated to promoting and carrying out the Church’s social teaching. So the Catholic Church’s social teaching has weathered the storm admirably well during these strange and disturbing times. This is a reductive view of the sacrament. Cardinal Sarah's decreesThe Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments may not be the worst, but its prefect – Cardinal Robert Sarah – sure has a clericalist view of ordination and the liturgy.

Source: The Herald May 16, 2020 17:37 UTC