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Cardinal George: "Social anthropology does not justify any claim that simplicity in ritual form is more effective than complexity, or that a sign which is immediately intelligible will be more effective than a multifaceted symbol."
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Pell: The concept of incultration has been used to allow the surrounding society, sometimes reflecting some less desirable aspects of mass culture, eg. Hedonism, to enter into our liturgy, especially our music. So the uninitiated came to believe that they had a right to entertainment and novelty, should certainly be comforted and challenged rarely, if at all.
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George: In fact the translation of participato actuosa as "active participation" is not entirely adequate. A secondary meaning of actuosa us "effective" and of course activity need not be only external. In the liturgy participation must be internal and spiritual and requires prayerful silence and listening.
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JPII: "Full participation does not mean that everyone does......
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