A number of blogs are reporting that FSSP Masses are being temporarily suspended in Calgary, Alberta by the area's bishop who attempted to (illegally!) deny parishioners the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue as a 'precautionary measure' due to the swine flu. The FSSP priest reportedly refused to comply with the bishop's illegitimate request and the bishop is said to have suspended Masses until the "temporary sanctions" have been lifted. Just a few days ago, a letter from the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments was made public that acknowledges the right of the faithful to receive Holy Communion on the tongue, noting that Redemptionis Sacramentum "clearly stipulates that 'each of the faithful ALWAYS has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue'" (emphasis added)
[Related Resource: Communion in the Hand: Why Not?]
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