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A congregation in Chicago, Illinois, has sought to combat gun violence in the city through a $25,000 firearms buyback program centered on young adults and youth.
Some say the theatrical presentation of the Christmas Eve Mass at St. Sabina Church in Chicago went too far. / Screen shot of St. Sabina YouTube video
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 30, 2021 / 13:28 pm (CNA).
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Some say the theatrical presentation of the Christmas Eve Mass at St. Sabina Church in Chicago went too far. / Screen shot of St. Sabina YouTube videoWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 30, 2021 / 13:28 pm (CNA).Outraged by a freewheeling Christmas Eve Mass that featured jazz musicians, choreographed dances around the altar, and theatrical lighting effects, some Catholics are calling on Cardinal Blase Cupich to crack down on liturgical abuses in Novus Ordo Masses in the Archdiocese of Chicago, rather than imposing severe restrictions on reverential Traditional Latin Masses.Father Michael L. Pfleger, a well-known social activist in Chicago, celebrated the Dec. 24 evening Mass, which was live streamed from St. Sabina Church, a predominantly Black parish on the city s South Side. Pfleger has been the pastor there since 1981.Many of those upset by the Mass say it crossed the line from worship to entertainment. That view is fueled, in part, by the fact that it is not clear from the nearl.