Bishop: "Liturgy of the Word" Replacing Eucharist Is "Highlight" for Corpus Christi
For the Bishop of Erfurt, Ulrich Neymeyr, the "personal highlight" of this year's Katholikentag in Erfurt (29 May to 2 June) is "the liturgy of the word on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi" (Katholisch.de, 7 March).
The "Katholikentag" is a festival-like gathering in Germany that takes place about every 2-4 years. Corpus Christi is a public holiday in Erfurt. Catholics must attend a Eucharist on that day, not just a "liturgy of the word".
Other highlights for Neumeyr are a central ecumenical service on Friday evening and the concluding Eucharist on Sunday.
The theme of the German pseudo-synod will not be the main focus, but will be present. As an example, Neymeyr mentions a program item on homosexual propaganda entitled "The body of Christ is queer - and now?".
To no one's surprise, the words "God", "Jesus", "Bible", "faith", "prayer" and "spirituality" do not appear in the description of the Katholikentag programme.
Picture: Ulrich Neymeyr © wikicommons, CC BY-SA, #newsCwsonqisjb
The "Katholikentag" is a festival-like gathering in Germany that takes place about every 2-4 years. Corpus Christi is a public holiday in Erfurt. Catholics must attend a Eucharist on that day, not just a "liturgy of the word".
Other highlights for Neumeyr are a central ecumenical service on Friday evening and the concluding Eucharist on Sunday.
The theme of the German pseudo-synod will not be the main focus, but will be present. As an example, Neymeyr mentions a program item on homosexual propaganda entitled "The body of Christ is queer - and now?".
To no one's surprise, the words "God", "Jesus", "Bible", "faith", "prayer" and "spirituality" do not appear in the description of the Katholikentag programme.
Picture: Ulrich Neymeyr © wikicommons, CC BY-SA, #newsCwsonqisjb