BAN ON NOVEL FORMS OF DEVOTION
PAPAL DECREE TO BISHOPS VATICAN CITY, June 14. Novel cults and exaggerated forms of devotion are banned by a decree addressed to Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world. It emphasizes: (1) Exaggerated forms of singing. (2) Religious functions carried out regardless of liturgical rules. (3) The use of spectacular fireworks at commemorative festivals. (4) The circulation of pamphlets describing the lives of saints often in sentimental and almost superstitious
terms. The decree continues: “Novel forms of devotion ‘ are becoming increasingly popular and widespread. Bishops are urged to institute the strictest observance of these warnings by rooting out abuses and ensuring that new abuses do not arise.”
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Southland Times, Issue 23229, 18 June 1937, Page 7
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