The passions that are raised by this are a mystery to me. The change happened within living memory! And it was against their ancient tradition, not in line with it! Why are people ready to schism over this?
The passions that are raised by this are a mystery to me. The change happened within living memory! And it was against their ancient tradition, not in line with it! Why are people ready to schism over this?
It would be ad orientem. I think it is in one of LukeтАЩs early explainers on this topic. Versus populum came with Vatican II until the 1970s when the re-ore tialisation of eastern Churches actually in Vatican II picked up real steam and so the тАШuniformтАЩ version was negotiated.
The passions that are raised by this are a mystery to me. The change happened within living memory! And it was against their ancient tradition, not in line with it! Why are people ready to schism over this?
which is the more traditional way in this rite? versus populum or ad orientem?
It would be ad orientem. I think it is in one of LukeтАЩs early explainers on this topic. Versus populum came with Vatican II until the 1970s when the re-ore tialisation of eastern Churches actually in Vatican II picked up real steam and so the тАШuniformтАЩ version was negotiated.