Peruvian cardinal stops Communion in the hand

Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani Thorne

Function: Archbishop of Lima, Peru

Title: Cardinal Priest of San Camillo de Lellis

Birthdate: Dec 28, 1943	Country: Peru

Elevated: Feb 21, 2001	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Peruvian cardinal stops Communion in the hand
Apr 18, 2008
A Peruvian cardinal reports that he has banned the practice of receiving Communion in the hand.

Lima, Apr. 17, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Speaking to the Italian web site Petrus, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne of Lima, Peru, said that in order to guard against abuses, "the best way to administer Communion is on the tongue."

Cardinal Cipriani told Petrus that he took the step to halt Communion in the hand in order to promote greater reverence for the Eucharist. In some cases, he said, the practice had led to gross abuses. More generally he cited the "relaxed attitude of many priests" as a cause for the decline in reverence.

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