VATICAN CITY — Prolonged, summary homilies are "a catastrophe," so preaching needs to be restricted to 10 minutes, Pope Francis stated. Talking off the cuff to diocesan liturgical administrators Jan. 20, the pope stated homilies will not be tutorial conferences. "I generally hear individuals say, 'I went to this parish, and sure it was a superb philosophy lesson, 40, 45 minutes,'" he stated. Homilies are "sacramentals" to be "ready in prayer" and "with an apostolic spirit," he stated. However, within the Catholic Church, he stated, "usually, the homilies are a catastrophe." Pope Francis inspired clergymen to maintain their homilies to "no…
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