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Nigeria’s bishops decry ‘alarming’ rise in liturgical abuses

A letter issued on the Solemnity of the Assumption highlighted 12 specific liturgical abuses.

Luke Coppen
Aug 15, 2024
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Nigeria’s bishops’ conference expressed “righteous indignation” Thursday at an “alarming increase” in liturgical abuses.

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In a letter to the country’s priests, dated Aug. 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption, bishops’ conference officials said clergy had committed “grave violations” that were “a source of scandal and embarras…

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