HumorFeed - Catholic Priests Will Be Gonged For Homilies Over 8 Minutes | Adobo Chronicles http://humorfeed.com/story.php?title=catholic-priests-will-be-gonged-for-homilies-over-8-minutes-%7C-adobo-chronicles THE VATICAN, Italy (The Adobo Chronicles, Berlin Bureau) - In Hollywood, Oscar winners are drowned out by music  when they exceed the alloted time for their acceptance speeches.  In Catholic churches around the world, priests face the gong for homilies  over 8  minutes long. Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, says… Thu, 01 Sep 2016 02:13:32 UTC en