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GENERAL INSTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN MISSAL<br />

Church, and taking care that any new<br />

forms adopted should in some way grow<br />

organically from forms already<br />

existing 161 - must also be applied to<br />

efforts at <strong>the</strong> inculturation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same<br />

Roman Rite. 162 Inculturation, moreover,<br />

requires a necessary length <strong>of</strong> time, lest<br />

<strong>the</strong> au<strong>the</strong>ntic liturgical tradition suffer<br />

contamination due to haste and a lack <strong>of</strong><br />

caution.<br />

Finally, <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> pursuing<br />

inculturation is not in any way <strong>the</strong><br />

creation <strong>of</strong> new families <strong>of</strong> rites, but<br />

aims ra<strong>the</strong>r at meeting <strong>the</strong> needs <strong>of</strong> a<br />

particular culture in such a way that<br />

adaptations introduced ei<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong><br />

Missal or in combination with o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

liturgical books are not at variance with<br />

<strong>the</strong> distinctive character <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Roman<br />

Rite. 163<br />

161 Cf. Second Vatican Ecumenical Council,<br />

Constitution on <strong>the</strong> Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum<br />

Concilium, no.23.<br />

162 Cf. Congregation for Divine Worship and <strong>the</strong><br />

Discipline <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sacraments, Instruction Varietates<br />

legitimate, 25 January 1994, no.46: AAS 87 (1995),<br />

p.306.<br />

163 Cf. Congregation for Divine Worship and <strong>the</strong><br />

Discipline <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sacraments, Instruction Varietates<br />

legitimate, 25 January 1994, no.46: AAS 87 (1995),<br />

p.302.<br />

230

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