Frankincense, ministrants, figures of saints, flags, a lot of flowers – the Catholic Church is offering a lot to Corpus Christi next Thursday (4 June) so that the processions become particularly festive and recall the baroque splendour of earlier days. Indeed, the Church is under pressure: loss of members, reform debates, staff shortages. However, its splendor, its liturgy, its rituals still create a great fascination. Corpus Christi is a legal …
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Disappearance of members? Crisis of confidence? Reform debate? At Corpus Christi all this seems forgotten in the Catholic Church. It is a holiday of splendour of Baroque proportions.