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...
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
Now, I just wish that every Priest believed in the Transubstantiation, but, by their care-free behaviour in the Sanctuary in many cases. it is obvious there is a great lacking in belief.
ReplyDeleteBy their fruits you shall know them- and the fruits are lacking in every case where the Priest is a non-believer.
Jackson: Sadly, you'll get no argument from me. Perhaps though the trick is to pray for such priests and trust that with God's help they might find their way back to the faith.
ReplyDeleteFr. Tim
Father, I believe they never had the Faith to begin with. As in the case of the Newfoundland situation years ago, some became Priests just to have victims readily available to a Priest's whims.
DeleteJackson: I fear you're right again. Becoming a priest is an easy way for a wolf to make his way into the sheepfold... as history as made all too clear. Still, I know that at least some of them did have the faith when they were ordained and either because they let slip the disciplines of the priestly life or due to some psychological defect, they failed in a most sinful, and terrible way... and at the horrific cost they burdened their victims with. I most certainly would not want to be standing in their shoes come the day of judgement, but I still pray for those few anyway.
DeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts here on this subject. I hope you will continue to feel free to comment on this and other topics. You are a cogent advocate for the positions you hold. You are most welcome to share them here on this blog.
Fr. Tim