An interesting article sent to me by a brother priest of the Diocese. Thanks Steve!
The 10 Warning Signs of an Inwardly Obsessed Church - ThomRainer.com
The 10 Warning Signs of an Inwardly Obsessed Church - ThomRainer.com
The May 2010 Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Newsletter can now be found at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/Newsletters/Newsletter108(May2010)(RGB).pdf Bill C-384 was soundly defeated by a vote of 228 to 59. Check how the Members of Parliament voted at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/HowTheyVoted.pdf On June 5, 2010, we are co-hosting the US/Canda Push-Back Seminar at the Radisson Gateway Hotel at the Seattle/Tacoma Airport. The overwhelming defeat of Bill C-384 proved that we can Push-Back the euthanasia lobby in the US and Canada and convince people that euthanasia and assisted suicide are a dangerous public policy. Register for the Seminar at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/2010SeminarFlyer(RGB)(LetterFormat).pdf The Schindler family are being attacked by a Florida television station and Michael Schiavo. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is standing in solidarity with the Schindler family. My blog comments: http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2010/05/att...
The Roman Catholic church scandals are going around the world these days and it is happening even in the Diocese of Pembroke.
ReplyDeleteThis shows what some good Catholics think what is most important.
This female I know is angry about her parish priest using that four letter F***K word while playing golf.
The clergy scandals is nothing but to her the only concern she seems to have she doesn't like her parish priest using the F **K word.
If that is the only fault this priest has it is very minor compared to those priests who are already been convicted for crimes against the young.
She's also wondering why there are not more people going to church.
Whoever this priest is please do not use that F**K word in church because this woman will stop going to church for only that reason.
It takes all kinds of strange people to make a world and Pembroke has some dandy ones!
I agree that a Priest using cuss words pales in comparison to one that sexually abuses someone but I would also agree with the woman that it is unbecoming of a man of God to cuss. I don't know the lady you refer to that is angry about her cussing priest but why do you think she isn't concerned about sex abuse? Because she hasn't abandon her faith? Why is abandoning the Church and the majority of clergy that have nothing to do with it and share in the outrage and shame the answer? Why should she abandon the cussing Priest over sexual abuse he didn't commit? I could understand leaving if the Church were to openly endorse homosexual rape of minors but it has clearly not. Its paid out millions in restitution to victims, apologized profusely and has put in place measures to try and stop this grievous sin. Its a cancer in the church and the church recognizes it and is taking steps to deal with it.
ReplyDeleteYou're right to conclude she would be wrong to stop attending church because her Priest has a foul mouth but its also wrong to abandon your faith because there are a minority of priest committing much graver sin. Judas has been in the church since its inception and I have no doubt he'll be within until the end. The sins of Judas don't give me a pass for my own transgressions nor do they eliminate my need for Christ and his church. When I stand before the judge in the end, he won't be judging me compared to the actions of a predator priest, he'll be judging me based on his word and my own grave sin. Abandoning the faith over the sins of others will not get you a pass.