Rome--in a statement or September 9...

Rome--in a statement or September 92002 pontiff John Paul II addressed the bishops of Brazil upon the "serious abuses" stemming from the erroneous turn to "clericalize the laity." Included in a list of examples of these abuses was distribution of Communion through the laity.

While other items in the list so as homilies given by lay nation and indiscriminate and common recitation of the Eucharistic prayer did not present the appearance out of order for the [i]pontifex maximus[/i] to take issue with, the practice of lay the bulk of mankind distributing Communion has become in like manner commonplace that its presence as an abuse be seens startling. ...