tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post5836106764169345269..comments2024-03-21T00:15:48.886-07:00Comments on Philothea on Phire: Vortex: The New Pope and Vatican IIJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09927474235629912604noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-79790906602539524102013-03-12T09:36:28.898-07:002013-03-12T09:36:28.898-07:00It will do us good to remember that Jesus Christ i...It will do us good to remember that Jesus Christ is pre-Vatican II.Brother Juniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106991469009619453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-73124986220468786322013-03-12T04:37:01.106-07:002013-03-12T04:37:01.106-07:00Echoing Wendell's comments, I offer the follow...<br />Echoing Wendell's comments, I offer the following.<br /><br />I receive The Coming Home Network's monthly newsletter. (wonderful apostolate ran by Marcus Grodi, host of EWTN's "The Journey Home").<br /><br />In the newsletter they always have a "Prayer List" page. It asks for prayer for clergy and laity alike who may be on the journey to the Catholic Church.<br /><br />In the February issue the first prayer intention says this:<br /><br />"For a Pentecostal minister in Wisconsin, that God would heal the wounds he has received from what he perceived to be *arrogant and uncaring Catholic priests* and open a path for him to come home." (stars added for emphasis)<br /><br />Dear Lord in heaven help us! >:-(<br /><br />This is in part what Michael meant, in my mind anyway, when he said, "There is the indifferentism that has seized many clergy and by extension many, many laity with regard to the superiority of the Catholic faith."<br /><br />New Springtime? Will it happen in our lifetime with likes of the priests mentioned above?<br /><br />I have my doubts.<br /><br />CK<br /><br />Catechist Kevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-6149821652234785502013-03-12T00:04:12.654-07:002013-03-12T00:04:12.654-07:00Excellent article, Philothea!
"There is the...Excellent article, Philothea! <br /><br />"There is the indifferentism that has seized many clergy and by extension many, many laity with regard to the superiority of the Catholic faith." True!<br /><br />I was blessed to survive an RCIA group hosted by a priest and nun who embodied rupture and who saw the Catholic Church as one option among many equals. Of a dozen neophytes, I'm the lone survivor after 27 years. We were taught nothing about the Faith, and when I inquired about "nasty outdated things" like confession - I mean, really, confession... c'mon, we were supposed to be converts in need of confession - questioning was shut down. That priest and nun did irreparable harm and fostered a spirit of dissent that still lingers at the parish I was first received.<br /><br />Thanks for keeping the Faith, Dr. Jay!<br />God bless.<br /><br />WendellJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388899986377479033noreply@blogger.com