The Church in Ireland
I have not written much here lately as I have been writing about the crisis I see developimg in the Church in recent months. We have reactionary responses by bishops to their flocks, a clamp-down by Rome on women religious and the silencing of priests in Ireland for daring to question the edicts of curial big-wigs in the Vatican. All of these are in contraventiom of Vatican II but probably sweet music to the members of the Society of St. Pius X.
But today's news is a different story. It comes from "Holy Ireland", the land of traditional orthodoxy, where when Rome said "Jump", they asked "How high?" A few daring priests asked "Why?" and decided to meet to discuss a response. They felt there would be few willing to speak up, at most they hoped for 100/200. They finished with over 1000, not just priests but lay Catholics, men and (whisper it) even women who felt they too were Church and had a voice. These people had read the Documents of Vatican II, had read the Bible and used their God-given brains under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to understand them.They seem to think that Christ told His Apostles at the Last Supper t6hat they were to serve the Church, not to rule it.
What has the world come to?
Stand by for further bulletins.
About Me
- The Road Rising
- I was born in Ireland but have spent much of my life in Florida. My friends call me Bill. I’m actively retired and like to read and to express my opinions. Growing up as an Irish Catholic I have always been actively involved in "the Church," which in my childhood meant the "Catholic Church", but today has a wider connotation and includes all Christian Churches. As a priest who left the active ministry, I have maintained my commitment to serve the church wherever God has placed me. Consequently I have become involved in a variety of ecumenical endeavors and hopefully have a better sense of the essential faith that unites Christians rather than focusing on issues that divide us. I am convinced that we can achieve more working together than in isolation or in competition with each other. I feel that in the last fifty years there has been a general decline in church involvement, prestige and influence, a growing alienation of the laity and a sense that the church is not relevant in today's society. We need to challenge and reverse this development. I would like to share our views about this....
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