Liturgical Dance & Cardinal Arinze

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Listen to Cardinal Arinze, Prefect for the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

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[jakem29]

Dude do you even read the Bible? How can you say that dance is not a form of praise or worship? you should check out Psalms 149:3 and Psalms 150:4 where it says that we should praise the lord with the dance...

[kolbe1019]

@jakem29 Yes, but at Mass... we are present at one and the same Sacrifice that happened on Golgotha... its not a place for dancing... Learn from the angels in Revelation and put your face on the ground... Holy Holy Holy

[coastiecouple]

The bible says to praise the lord with your whole self.... All over the Psalms there is a call to praise in dance... what do we do with this?

[kolbe1019]

@coastiecouple The mass is a Sacrifice. That is what we go to Mass for. We go to Mass to offer Jesus on the Cross to God the Father. If you want to dance... dance, but not at Mass.

[kolbe1019]

The videos you post showing dance are religious titillation. A very beautiful dance, but not for mass. The Eucharist is God. At Mass we enter into the heavenly liturgy with all the choirs of angels and saints (Read revelations 4-5) Mass is not to entertain. We do not come to admire each other. This dance is not appropriate for the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross therefor it is not appropriate for the sacrifice of the mass. Let God have 1 hour without our dances, and self seeking. God bless you

[gitasarasvati]

hmmm......there are many african descents in europe and america. so, can they dance (or have movement) in mass or not? and not all asian countries have dance in their religious culture. his comment is too generalized and simplistic.

[kolbe1019]

Dance no, not as we know it in our countries. Dance as we know it in America or in Europe shouldn't be done even in Africa or Asia. What the Cardinal clearly said was that many people who bring up the gifts are rigid where as many in Africa or Asia use refined movements expressing joy. This is not a dance or a show or anything that seeks approval or the admiration of others, but instead is a joyful display of glory to God. All are welcome: Black, white, African, Asian. Dancing is not allowed

[latinmasslover]

God Bless the Cardinal! It's nice to see a cleric defend the Holy Mass.

[EgoCredo1]

I am a Black American Catholic, and Black Christians across denominations in North America do have a long history of liturgical and praise dances. My parish in the United States had liturgical dance. This is Christ centered dancing for worship and it is nothing at all like the secular dancing.

[SolSorrell]

I don't think he's excellent at all.....I am a Catholic and I don't necessarily disagree with this man at all.......BUT this man is just plain rude to people, the flock of Christ.....he is self-serving and opinionated as to his own beliefs. I am glad he was not chosen and will not be chosen as pope......God the Father- forgive me. Your church cannot have a man like this, with an arrogant demeanor, defending your church.

[zhangruyi]

Cardinal Arinze is just excellent. I cannot believe we have people like in the Church. God bless Cardinal Arinze. Please continue to teach us to be good Catholics. Just excellent. Thanks be to God.

[rpgabc123]

The fact that the CDW has "considered the question for many years" shows the sad state of liturgical affairs that we are in at the present time. 

[TheJoseph310]

Im so glad i dont believe anything this man is saying!!

[29psalm]

i respect all religions...however what he is saying is what he believes, but it is not in the Bible.

[Titussian]

The prayer mentioned in Psalms is not a Mass. You can dance while praying outside the Mass.

[epituchano]

Cdl. Arinze is wise in his opinion. Holy Spirit, renew the face of the earth ... through your traditional Missal!

[sukka113]

Dance in the liturgy is a liturgical abuse. Sacrosanctum Concilium never gives permission for liturgical dance. Dance in the liturgy takes away from the blessed sacrament, and turn the mass into entertainment. There is no cultural or historical basis for dance in the liturgy, it was introduced by illegitimate means after the second vatican council.

Pray to our lady for the return of the traditional Catholic Church

[johns58w]

I like Cardinal Arinze. Obedience to the Magisterial teachings of the Church. I have been at some websites where Catholic Church litrgical abuses are still rampant. One parish Mass had a lady in a robe carrying a bowl of incense dancing infront of the altar. So pagan, so wiccan, so new age, irreverent and disrespectful. This is why liturgical dancing is not permitted. The extreme liturgical abuses of "Spirit of Vatican II" which is the V II council documents taken out of context.