Francis "Allows" Existing Abuses of Eucharistic Intentions in Individual Cases

Francis, who can barely breathe, speak or walk, approved on Palm Sunday a decree from the Dicastery for the Clergy revising the norms on Mass intentions, effective April 20.

The decree mainly regulates exceptions.

The most important point concerns "collective intentions," in which several intentions are united in a single Eucharist. The decree "allows" such a combination only under strict conditions (= singular case trick).

The donors must be expressly informed and must freely consent to this nonsense.

The norm should remain a link between an intention and a Eucharist.

Furthermore, the decree prohibits any substitution of promised Eucharists by simple mentions during other liturgies, classifying such practices as gravely illicit [for now - until the exception comes under 'strict conditions'].

The dicastery calls for vigilance on the part of the bishops, who should ensure that the intentions and offerings are accurately recorded.

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