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Catholic church on the move?
The message of the Gospel truth is constant: Jesus Christ, who is God, came to earth as man, died to save us, rose after three days, and now dwells in heaven. He loves us. That message never changes. Nor does the Word of God in the Bible change, but sometimes the translation changes. So does the church change? Well, the "church" is not really a building; the building is the meeting place of the church. The church is the body of Christ--Christians who follow Christ meet in a building they call their church. Do people change? Well, if you read the Bible, it appears people have carried many of the same flaws throughout history, and they also have the same needs. They need to be loved, they need each other, and they most of all seek and need their Creator. Which brings many Catholics to this week. The Missal is changing, the missal is changing. Mass has not been said in Latin in most American churches in 40 years, since a re-write in English after Vatican II. Beginning in 2011 or after, a newly-adopted English translation of the Mass will conform more closely to the original Latin Mass.
Following nearly 10 years of work from a committee of English-speaking Bishops from five continents, a new English translation of the Roman Missal was adopted this week. When thanking the committee that had advised the Vatican on the changes, Pope Benedict XVI said: "Through these sacred texts and the actions that accompany them, Christ will be made present and active in the midst of his people." The Pope complimented the wording, telling the committee that the wording of the Mass was designed to bring out what what already written in the hearts of the faithful. Meanwhile in Durham this week, a church building was traveling. Holy Cross Church, which originally stood on Alston Avenue, was consecrated by Bishop Vincent Waters in 1952 for a community of believers that began forming in the late 1930's. On Friday, April 23, workers began moving the building on self-propelled, two-axle dollies across the North Carolina Central University campus. NCCU purchased the building, and the predominantly African American congregation of Holy Cross has built a new building. The church building measures 70 feet by 35 feet and weighs 240 tons.