Why do only cardinals get to elect the new pope?
The practice of cardinals electing a new pope has its origins in the tradition of the early church for a local church to elect its…
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I’d like to know who chooses which creed that will be said in liturgy?
Thank you for your question about the Creed. Basically the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed came into being around the same time though the…
Should lay eucharistic ministers distribute the eucharist at Masses where a priest is present, or should their ministry be “exceptional”, i.e., only when there is no priest or deacon present?
The term used for lay ministers of the eucharist is not “exceptional” but “extraordinary.” “Ordinary” is the Church’s term for someone who is ordained. For…