| Can Mass be Stopped? Question from on 06-16-2007: |
If some members of the congregation are drunk and obnoxious,and are racially prejudiced towards the priest and other persons present,can the priest stop saying Mass and send everyone home?I once attended a church where people behaved very disrespectfully but the poor old priest tried to cope with them.He was a very devout and scholarly man who warned the rest of us that we should not pass judgement and then allowed the ignorant group to receive Communion,but I was appalled at the racism and disrespect that was involved.I now hear that similar behaviour occurred recently again at the same church and that the present priest ignored it. I realise that the soldiers and onlookers at Calvary behaved horribly,but do we tolerate such behaviour in front of the altar nowadays?So, I ask,could a priest stop Mass,and at what point? |
Answer by Rev. Mark J. Gantley, JCL on 06-19-2007: |
It sounds like someone needed to call the police. It is my understanding that, at least in the United States, that such activity during a religious ceremony is illegal. |
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