The Peace Movement

A recent survey by the CDW in Rome shows that 66% of 89 US bishops want to move the sign of peace to the point immediately following the prayers of the faithful in the Holy Mass, ordinary form. Okay, that's only 2/3 of about 1/3 of US bishops. You can't win, if you don't play, as they say. Via Fr Z and Jimmy Akin.

The Committee [for Divine Worship] reviewed the findings of a survey requested of the USCCB by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disicpline of the Sacraments regarding the placement of the Sign of Peace at Mass. Of the 89 Bishops who responded, 66% supported moving the Sign of Peace after the Prayer of the Faithful and before thePresentation of the Gifts, 32% recommended retaining the Sign of Peace at its current location before the Agnus Dei, and 2% offered alternative opinions. A report from the USCCB was submitted to the Congregation's then-Prefect, Francis Cardinal Arinze.