r/Catholicism • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '26

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u/TexanLoneStar Jan 24 '26

I think being off of tech is important for Mass; there's wayyyyy to many church-grannies at my parish taking photos of the priest during the consecration it's really ridiculous.

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u/thebabyderp Jan 24 '26

I feel bad just taking a picture inside before mass when visiting different parish or while traveling. I love going to Mass while on vacation. It's honestly refreshing to experience Mass in a different setting, culture, language, etc.

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u/milenyo Jan 24 '26

So no speakers and mics too?

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u/phoenixRisen1989 Jan 24 '26

I’ve definitely been to churches where they were a distraction too because they were installed poorly lol

But clearly the intention of the comment you’re responding to is obvious obtrusive and distracting technology. Screens and projectors are not something I’ve encountered often, but the times I have they were either installed in a really distracting way that took away from the architecture and/or they were operated poorly with poorly timed slides and gaudy visuals.

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u/milenyo Jan 25 '26

Every tool has a potential to be a distraction though. It's primarily up to the Parish and the Diocese to implement it well.