Ranjith opposes the reception of Communion in the hand and standing, once saying, "I think it is high time to ... abandon the current practice that was not called for by "Sacrosanctum Concilium", nor by Fathers, but was only accepted after its illegitimate introduction in some countries." A staunch supporter of the Tridentine Mass, Ranjith once said that bishops who opposed "Summorum Pontificum" were allowing themselves to be "used as instruments of the devil," accusing them of "disobedience ... and even rebellion against the Pope." He once said, "I'm not a fan of the Lefebvrians ... but what they sometimes say about the liturgy they say for good reason."