@mjarman775@nicksterwixter They are or aren't based on what the Pope has granted them. Having the Magisterium lead and guide us is kinda the point of Christ giving us Holy Mother Church.
@UcheMaryOkoli The General Instruction of the Roman Missal explicitly says:
In Mass, a deacon, โtogether with the priest, venerates the altar with a kiss.โ Rubrics do not add any instruction such as โthe deacon may not place his hands on the altar when kissing it.โ
@timotheeology@b_bmarlin You either stand with the Catholic Magesterium or you don't. SSPX are no different from others who "believe" they are doing right, and determine to take actions against Holy Mother Church.
A young man comes to his priest and says to him:
- Father I won't go to Mass anymore!
The priest answered:
- But why?
The young man replied:
- I see the sister who speaks ill of another sister; the brother who doesn't read well; the singing group who lives terribly; the people who during the Mass look at their cell phone, among many, many other bad things I see going on in church.
The priest says to him:
- Okay, but first I want you to do me a favor: take a glass full of water and go three laps around the church without spilling a drop of water on the floor. After that you can leave the church.
And the young man thought: too easy!
And he did the three laps like his priest asked. When he finished he said:
- Ready, Father.
And the priest answered:
- When you were walking around, did you see the sister talk bad about the other?
The young man:
- No
Did you see people complain to each other?
The young man:
- No
Did you see anyone looking at their cell phone?
The young man:
- No
Do you know why? You were focused on the glass so you wouldn't throw the water away.
The same is in our life. When our focus is our Lord Jesus Christ, we will not have time to see people's faults..
Whomever leaves the church because of people left because he never came in for Jesus