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Cincinnati Archbishop Restricts ‘Ad Orientem’ Mass Posture

David KohlArchbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati, shown in a 2009 interview, issued a document last month that restricts the ‘ad orientem’ posture or priests for Mass in the archdiocese.

Similar to the policy in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the Dec. 19 document from Archbishop Dennis Schnurr states at least one public Mass must be celebrated facing the people on Sunday and holy days.