Opus Dei calls for ‘no Communion’ during huge Masses

THE head of the conservative Roman Catholic movement Opus Dei has suggested the Catholic Church should consider not giving Communion during huge Masses because it cannot be done “in a dignified way”.

Monsignor Javier Echevarria Rodriguez also criticised Masses that have an excessive number of priests celebrating together, saying it can confuse the faithful and diminish the link between the priest and the altar.

His comments to the Synod of Bishops, the meeting of the world’s Catholic bishops, appeared to be an indirect criticism of the enormous outdoor Masses favoured by the late Pope John Paul II.