The mass was concelebrated. Racado counted sixteen priests in the sanctuary, which was not too bad considering the general collapse in recruitment. He was interiorly amused: one single mass instead of sixteen - they were certainly on a good path...
Jean Raspail
Sire
Raspail punctuates his fictional account of an adventure involving the heir to the throne in contemporary France with several observations on the state of the Church of our age - including the breathtaking absurdity of widespread concelebrations, particularly in religious houses.
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