06 February 2014, The Tablet

New translation of the Missal


 
It is with great hesitation that I enter the fray over the merits or demerits of the revised translation of the Roman Missal. However, I am concerned lest the letter of Fr Michael Butler (25 January) be misinterpreted. My impression is that, whatever individual reservations, the clergy are being faithful in implementing the new translation. It is also important to remember the lengthy discussion which led to the publication of the revised translation and that it was promulgated on the authority of all the bishops’ conferences which constitute the International Commission on English in the Liturgy. (Mgr) David Manson, Vicar general, Diocese of BrentwoodAs a missionary priest working in a remote part of Uganda, I cannot agree more with Kevin Mayhew and Fr Joe Taylor (Letters, 18 Janua
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