Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
I think the Church in the past has been able to reverse teachings (or evolve teachings) because of the inattention of the people. For instance Lateran III banned the sacraments for those who charge usury. Of course theologians today can nuance what usury is to such an extent that even payday loan companies that charge 100's of percent interest won't even merit a bishop's attention.
ReplyDeleteWhere am I going with this is that now the Church is very clear on its stand on artificial contraception, gay marriage, remarriage, etc. so that even if they wanted to change it would take years, as there's much nuancing to do and each nuance only goes a small distance.
That plus with more and more Catholics living under democratic governments, they're used to real change, sometimes quickly, sometimes over years, but certainly within their lifetimes.