More than 30 priests in the Diocese of Charlotte have submitted a set of questions to the Vatican related to recent liturgical changes announced by the local bishop, including a decision to ban the use of altar rails and kneelers for communion.
The dubia were sent in a letter to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts on Jan. 5.
The letter, obtained by The Pillar, requested formal guidance and clarification about whether a diocesan bishop has the authority to make liturgical changes announced and proposed by Charlotte Bishop Michael Martin, OMF Conv., in recent months.
The letter containing the dubia was signed by 31 priests from the Diocese of Charlotte — roughly a quarter of the priests in the diocese, according to the diocesan priest directory.
Two-thirds of the signatories are pastors.
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