Just last week, the spokesman of the "Neocatechumenal Way", which calls itself "The Way", said that the liturgical rules ordered by the Congregation of Divine Worship were no different from a preparatory document for the Synod of Bishops, and just as non-authoritative (does "The Way" consider itself a permanent Synod?).
In a letter distributed to Jimmy Akin, the same spokesman said about the liturgical letter:
In a letter distributed to Jimmy Akin, the same spokesman said about the liturgical letter:
This is a private letter whose real contents are known only by Cardinal Arinze, Kiko Arguello, Carmen Hernandez and Father Mario Pezzi. Any use of a private document to enforce a public policy is completely illegitimate and improper.
Well, someone did not tell the Holy Father about this detail, because, when he met "the Way" and its leaders earlier today, he said:
"....to help the Neocatechumenal Way ...recently the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments has given to you, in my name, some rules regarding the Eucharistic Celebration, during the experimental period accorded to you by the Servant of God John Paul II. I am positive that these rules, which restate what is predicted in the liturgical books approved by the Church, will be strictly observed by you."
