Mobiles in Mass

Forgive if slightly off topic but read a story a few years ago about an accident that took place on a motorway somewhere in the U.K. A few people had seen a guy on his mobile so flagged him down and asked him if they could call the emergency services. He had to apologise as it was only a plastic phone.

legend99 said:

I'm very surprised actually that the Bishops haven't instructed priests to take 10 seconds at the start of each mass to request all those present to turn off their phones.

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Have priests that little power that they would have to wait until a Bishop instructed them to ask people to turn off their phones. I have been at a number off Masses that the priest announced before Mass started that all phone should be turn off.