Sunday sermons often unpalatable
Parishioners' minds need good nourishment, top cleric says
30 December, 18:05
(ANSA) - Vatican City, December 30 - The minds
of churchgoers need to be nourished but too often Sunday sermons
are boring, uninspired and unpalatable fare, a top Italian
cleric said on Wednesday.Msgr Mariano Crociata, secretary-general of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI), urged trainee priests to take their preaching seriously if they want to connect with their flock.
"Too often, sermons are just boring mush, unappetizing fare and certainly not too nourishing" for parishioners' minds, Crociata said. The monsignor's warning was taken seriously by the Vatican daily Osservatore Romano, which printed large parts of his address.
photo: Father Alessandro Santoro celebrating midnight mass at Christmas in Florence's Santa Maria Novella train station.
