Thirty-one priests of the Diocese of Charlotte have submitted a series of dubia to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, requesting clarification on whether the recent liturgical measures announced by their ordinary are lawful.
The appeal follows a pastoral letter issued last month by Bishop Michael Martin, in which he announced that altar rails, kneelers, and prie-dieus would no longer be permitted for the reception of Holy Communion in the diocese from early 2026. Parishes were instructed that temporary or movable fixtures used for kneeling must be removed by 16 January.
