Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that … - Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI

Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment. Such attraction fades quickly - it cannot compete in the market of leisure pursuits, incorporating as it increasingly does various forms of religious titillation.

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