"Many say that the more one integrates symbols and gestures of an indigenous culture, the better the inculturation is obtained. This is true, in a certain way. But the more urgent need is the interiorization of what is happening in the liturgy. This is the real inculturation. We continually switch the meanings around. Some liturgists often go just by the exterior things."
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Paul Augustin Mayer
Paul Augustin Mayer (23 May 1911–30 April 2010) was a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
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