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| seeing eye dog | Augustine | Tuesday, December 21, 2004 |
Question: A person put in a question about a dog in church below is a copy of what was said: ---------------- 'He had it on a short leash and it wore a saddle-thing so he could grab it easily if he needed to. He sat on a chair in the back of the church but went up to the communion line with the dog.' ----------------- I agree that animals (dogs, etc.) don't belong in a church; however, this description sounds like a seeing eye dog (what with the 'saddle-thing' and that). I'd assume that there is no harm in a person bringing a dog into church that would be used to aid the blind? |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear Augustine, Thank you for responding. Please see my answer to Rob. Mr. Slavek Footer Notes: (a) A Eucharistic Minister is clergy (Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion). Laity are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and should never be called Eucharistic Ministers. (b) There is no such Mass called the Novus Ordo. The Current Mass is the Roman Missal of 2000, or the Oridinary Form of the Mass. The Tridentine Mass is the Roman Missal of 1962, or the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Please refrain from using the term, Novus Ordo. Thanks. (c) The titles of Acolyte and Lector belong exclusively to the Installed Offices of Acolyte and Lector, who are men (only) appointed by the Bishop. These roles performed by others are Altar Servers and Readers, respectively. |
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