This is what that great liturgical theologian and influencer of Pope Francis’ theology of the Mass and possibly the ghost-writer of Traditionis Custodis had to say about the Eucharistic piety of Saint Carlo:
Andrea Grillo:
How is it possible that a young blessed can communicate a Eucharistic theology so old, so heavy, obsessive, focused on the inessential and so neglected instead on the decisive things? How is it possible that all the progress that the Church has made in the last 70 years, in terms of understanding the ecclesial value of the Eucharist and its celebration, has been communicated, in such a distorted way to the young ardent communicator, so much so as to suggest to him an understanding so deficient, so defective, so one-sided? Who indulged him in this interest in "miracles", neglecting the true miracle?
Pope Leo XIV:
Both Pier Giorgio and Carlo cultivated their love for God and for their brothers and sisters through simple acts, available to everyone: daily Mass, prayer, and especially Eucharistic Adoration. Carlo used to say: “In front of the sun, you get a tan. In front of the Eucharist, you become a saint!” And again: “Sadness is looking at yourself; happiness is looking at God. Conversion is nothing more than shifting your gaze from below to above; a simple movement of the eyes is enough.”
Another essential practice for them was frequent Confession. Carlo wrote: “The only thing we really have to fear is sin;” and he marveled because — in his own words — “people are so concerned with the beauty of their bodies and do not care about the beauty of their souls.”
Finally, both had a great devotion to the saints and to the Virgin Mary, and they practiced charity generously. Pier Giorgio said: “Around the poor and the sick, I see a light that we do not have” (Nicola Gori, Al prezzo della vita: L’Osservatore romano, 11 February 2021). He called charity “the foundation of our religion” and, like Carlo, he practiced it above all through small, concrete gestures, often hidden, living what Pope Francis called “a holiness found in our next-door neighbors” (Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate, 7).
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Andrea Grillo must have been unaware that Pope Francis (requiescat in pace), and Saint Carlo Acutis, were mirror images of each other in regard to Eucharistic piety.
In addition, Pope Francis had championed recognition of Saint Carlo's holiness/Eucharistic piety.
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Pope Leo XIV yesterday had called attention to the connection between Saint Carlo (as well as Saint Pier) and Pope Francis. Andrea Grillo would do well to recognize that.
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Andrea Grillo would do well to heed the following from Pope Leo XIV:
"Both Pier Giorgio and Carlo cultivated their love for God and for their brothers and sisters through simple acts, available to everyone..."
(That links Saint Carlo, as well as Pope Francis, to each other.)
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Pope Leo XIV: "Another essential practice for them was frequent Confession."
(Another link to Pope Francis.)
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Note to Andrea Grillo:
To dismiss Saint Carlo Acutis' Eucharistic piety is to dismiss Pope Francis' Eucharistic piety.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
I was distributing Holy Communion at a Nuptial Mass on Saturday and a young boy of 8-9 years of age, knelt down to receive the host on his tongue (no altar railing or prie dieu . No adult followed suit. I was so proud of that young man. He is the future and it is looking brighter to me all the time
Andrea Grillo has also recently attacked St. Carlo's "sainthood kit," which essentially amounts to 1. Go to Mass, 2. pray the rosary, 3. go to confession, 4. go to Adoration, 5. read the Bible, 6. ask the Lord for the graces you need, 7. ask you guardian angel for help.
Grillo called it "embarrassing."
All I can say is, even if he hadn't been canonized, the kid had to be alright to promote such venomous and juvenile attacks from a man who has repeatedly shown himself to be both vicious and heterodox.
Nick
MT,
St. Carlo managed to kneel before the Blessed Sacrament. I guess he and the Impeccable Francis (p. be upon him) could be mirror images if kneeling and standing are opposites.
Nick
I looked at Carlo’s website - it doesn’t work!
Was Grillo always so ugly or has he come to reflect his views in his appearance
Considering this would've been some 20 years ago, I would not be surprised if the then-host of the site is no longer hosting the domain, or the end of Flash has made most of the site non-functional, the route to the images posted has been broken, or something to that effect.
Nick
The website is still hosted but clunky and links don’t work.
I wonder if carlo was a little autistic?
Andrea Grillo had nasty things to say in regard to Saint Carlo Acutis' Eucharistic. Not surprisingly, certain vicious detractors of Pope Francis, such as Damian Thompson, have played the following game:
Said folks, to attempt to defame Pope Francis via Andrea Grillo's negativity in question, have played up Mr. Grillo as a key member of "Team Francis."
Said detractors have refused to promote Pope Francis' positive assessment of Saint Acutis' Eucharistic piety. Why focus upon Andrea Grillo's nasty assessment in question.
Pope Francis championed Saint Carlo Acutis' holiness/Eucharistic piety.
Pope Leo XIV has championed Saint Carlo Acutis' holiness/Eucharistic piety.
Therefore, other than to defame Pope Francis, why would anybody preface Mr. Grillo's nasty remarks by having promoted Mr. Grillo as a Team Francis player?
In regard to Saint Carlo Acutis: Andrea Grillo has disassociated himself from Pope Francis.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Perhaps because Andrea Grillo is proud of whose team he played on until earlier this year, and his ideas formed the basis of key "policy priorities" for the leader of that team? It's as if you would want to know why anyone would take note that Stephen Miller worked on the Trump team.
Nick
I think he has a manly charm, quite sexy with his beard!
Were they really nasty comments?
Probably would have been more diplomatic not to have made such comments publicly at the time of the canonisation but I kinda agreed with what he was saying. His piety is commendable but the obsession on eucharistic miracles seems a little simplistic which is why I questioned whether he might be a little autistic.
I havnt read about Carlo in depth but was there a more sophisticated and contextualised understanding of Eucharistic theology I wonder - or is that just expecting too much from. 15 year old.
Good Lord, the 1970s really reign supreme in your head. "He's into Eucharistic miracles--must be autistic!"
Nick
A crazy from the National Catholic Register comments…
Hundreds of important proposals for the Church never made it to the synod reports, censored for unspeakable reasons.
E.g. this proposal was presented in writing the USA, Latin America and Europe:
Based on the Eucharistic Miracle of Buenos Aires (known by Pope Francis?) where the tiny (even less than 0.4 mm) crumbles turned into flesh on the communion trays, which were not purified (all Eucharistic miracles point to lack of faith or abuse):
That those taking communion on the hand, have to wash them before communion, and purify them after, exactly like it is required to the Priests, then collecting the water in a container which should be poured on un-trodden ground.
Search for the article "Don't tread on Me, says ... JESUS !" in catholic365 d0t com
Another proposal is related to the scandal of having denied the Mass and sacraments for nothing, during the PLANdemic (18000 studies proved the lockdowns were completely useless).
Will the Church repeat this abomination in the next PLANdemic sponsored by the outrageous Plandemic Treaty in current negotiations and the unvoted illegal amendments to the International Health Regulations?
Prof. F. Nazar
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