I like what Benedict had to say about kneeling in his book "The Spirit of the Liturgy".

page 193:
"Again, there is a story that comes from the sayings of the Desert Fathers, according to which the devil was compelled by God to show himself to a certain Abba Apollo. He looked black and ugly, with frighteningly thin limbs, but, most strikingly, he had no knees. The inability to kneel is seen as the very essence of the diabolical."
Andrew S. | 05.29.06 - 7:36 pm | #

These kids have got to be kidding. I'm with B16 and the devil with no knees...

I'm sure he'll appreciate the support...!
Kyle | Homepage | 05.29.06 - 8:28 pm | #

The letter at this link may shed some light on these issues.
whiskey | Homepage | 05.31.06 - 1:04 pm | #

Also, Jimmy aiken of Catholic answers has a Full discussion of this on his blog. www.jimmyakin.org.
Actually Fr. Tran did not say Kneeling "is clearly rebllion..." the Times took out part of his quote: "As I said before, Liturgy is the "public worship" of the Church whose authority belongs only to Rome, the National Conference of the Catholic Bishops and the local Bishop, and not a private worship or business which belongs to any person(s) or group that can take it into their own hands by intentionally setting their own norms, disregarding the permission from the local Bishop or despising the authority of the local Bishop, the National Conference of one's country. That is clearly rebellion, grave disobedience and mortal sin, separating oneself from the Church."
Although Fr. Tran is still Wrong, they werent clear in the news report. http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/ 05...ly_absolut.html
luciana | Homepage | 05.31.06 - 11:27 pm | #