Francis imparting the Benediction of the Sanctissimum, moments ago on the steps of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, at the conclusion of the celebrations this evening for the Solemnity of Corpus …More
Francis imparting the Benediction of the Sanctissimum, moments ago on the steps of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, at the conclusion of the celebrations this evening for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Jeffrey Ade
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Bare hands because Christ isn't present, and they don't believe in Him.
SonoftheChurch
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Those bare, unveiled hands 
… and those hideous, monstrous vestments! 
O Lord of all glory and beauty, Whose majesty and holiness has no end, what have they done to Your Church? 
@The Wandering Recluse Well, to be blunt, Francis has NEVER cared about the rubrics of the liturgy or proper ars celebrandi. He's of that post-Vatican II mindset, that was dismissive of any piety as silly and not suitable for "modern man".
The Wandering Recluse
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It's okay to be blunt, blunt is good in this neighborhood!!
Alejandrina Reyes
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Horrible so quick as of it was burning his hands . Bare Hands ! Why?!?
The Wandering Recluse
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I think the whole idea is to used the humeral veil placed around his shoulder to hold the monstrance with (as did the priest that handed it to him) instead of his bare hands. You would think a pope would know this..