tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post2046193060634144342..comments2024-03-28T18:02:12.286-04:00Comments on southern orders: THIS IS REALLY GOING TO ENRAGE THE PROGRESSIVES WHO WANT TO CONTINUE THE DECONSTRUCTION OF CATHOLIC CHURCH AND JUST MAKE IT ANOTHER DENOMINATIONFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-84005536965275872722011-05-09T18:10:00.636-04:002011-05-09T18:10:00.636-04:00Rather than "dialogue" with someone of t...Rather than "dialogue" with someone of this sort (whenever you find someone who verbs this particular noun it's a sign of a likely dissenter), one would actually do both him and the Church a better service by the following treatment. It may impress upon him the gravity of the situation(I like this one MUCH better than the Martin Sheen clips!)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNKVpaS3Lk8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-25713258271749414092011-05-09T11:37:34.297-04:002011-05-09T11:37:34.297-04:00Reinstating the Vow against Modernity would weed o...Reinstating the Vow against Modernity would weed out a goodly percentage of the traitors. Reinstatement of the position of Grand Inquisitor would help those traitors confess and save their eternal souls from the damnation they are courting with their heterodox ways.<br /><br />I really miss the Good Old Days. I loath the fact that we have pushed right and wrong to the fringes of any discussion, and opened this chasm of "dialog" in between.Templarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204866760862707908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-36114774380126577482011-05-08T16:20:33.277-04:002011-05-08T16:20:33.277-04:00Pinanv525, after the forty-fifty years of poor Cat...Pinanv525, after the forty-fifty years of poor Catechetics, the dissing of Humanae vitae and the USCCB’s fawning, knee jerk support of the liberal/socialist doings of the Democratic Party, how can you be wondering about how many priests and Bishops are liberal? How about the 54% Catholic vote for the abortionist/socialist in chief in the 2008 election? How about the phony Faithful Citizenship documents crafted with sufficient ambiguity to permit (encourage?) Catholics to vote liberal? <br /><br />The above comments remind me of the silly search of those trying to “find out who they are.” The Baltimore Catechism did a great job of answering that question, but our modernist experts don’t want any of that.<br /><br />In the event of Pope Benedict XVI’s death, I sure hope and pray that Cardinal Raymond Burke or someone of equal orthodoxy and courage gets the Holy Spirit’s blessing.R. E. Alityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778574486104661142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-83715595009623637782011-05-08T12:26:35.009-04:002011-05-08T12:26:35.009-04:00Pin, fair enough. I am not making that distinctio...Pin, fair enough. I am not making that distinction, per your reference. You can imagine my maternal grandfather and his brother forcing me to watch the movie then debating it with me, Latin and Greek references included. The slap was the contribution from my father's side.<br /><br />rcgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-43791912959081676902011-05-08T11:06:00.721-04:002011-05-08T11:06:00.721-04:00Footnote: I am distinguishing your "faith cri...Footnote: I am distinguishing your "faith crisis" from the "faith tested by doubt" of Luther and Augustine. Certainly, there are times of doubt, like waves on a stormy sea, that rock the boat of faith. Problem is, these clergy we are discussing panic and jump overboard, clinging to the flotsam and jetsom of whatever secular saviour happens swim past.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-80875843902998837422011-05-08T10:41:44.411-04:002011-05-08T10:41:44.411-04:00Well, first, I cannot imagine anyone sitting throu...Well, first, I cannot imagine anyone sitting through a movie like that...except maybe you, RCG. I would have had a projectile vomiting fit early in the movie.<br /><br />Whoa! Is a "faith crisis" in the job description for clergy? RCG, think of the Priests and ministers you have known, laity as well, who have had horrible tragedies in their lives, all kinds of intellectual challenges and attacks from the rabble of Hell-bound unbelievers out there yet who have maintained their faith and been strengthened by it. I just don't buy the 60's/70's induced fad of, "Oh, I'm having a faith crisis," or "Oh, I'm having an existential crisis." (I can't say aything about bovine by-products here, can I Fr.) What they need is a good kick in the fundamentals and no sympathy! BTW, the Exorcist was about the same thing in its sub-plot. How'd that "faith crisis" work out for Fr. Damien...riiiiight!!!Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-72571077208200942672011-05-08T10:17:20.725-04:002011-05-08T10:17:20.725-04:00I saw that movie too and I think it was a made for...I saw that movie too and I think it was a made for tv movie in the early 1970's.Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-55562630403481356912011-05-08T10:06:42.775-04:002011-05-08T10:06:42.775-04:00There was a movie I remember from many years ago c...There was a movie I remember from many years ago called, simply, 'Catholics'. It starred Martin Sheen and Trevor Howard. It basically had Howard as leader of some monk on an island refusing to follow Vatican II and give up the Latin mass. Eventually it is learned that Howard has lost his faith in God, in a manner I was reminded of later in Mother Theresa's book. Yet Howard persists in his fight because the social work he does for the islanders is so important. Except that the positions on Vatican II rolls are reversed I see a lot of similarity with today. It ends with Howard and his acolytes praying and Howard about to have nervous breakdown. I remember watching the entire movie trying to decipher any meaning and coming away thinking a good slap would have cut half an hour from the length. <br /><br />I imagine that this sort of faith crisis is part of the job for clergy. As life goes on one gets weary and disappointed. This is what piques my compassion for these people and my frustration at the same time. <br /><br />Now we are back to the manly man as priest issue. Buck up, boy, you were knocked on yer butt. Next time look for help from others ',cause that's what God put them there for. Get up, dust off, laugh at yerself 'cause we sure as hell are laughing at you, and get back in there. There is a glorious battle going on and you don't want to miss it.<br /><br />rcgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-45364372061232049302011-05-08T07:07:05.524-04:002011-05-08T07:07:05.524-04:00I often wonder how many Priests and Bishops are se...I often wonder how many Priests and Bishops are secretly liberals and progressives, having lost their faith and adopted some kind of neo-prot existential Christology, but who remain in the Church for the job security and safety. My impression is that the number is significant. These are basically "unbelievers" who are living a lie. Once in a while they just can't keep their mouths shut. Formerly, they were just viewed with a shrug of the shoulders. Things may be getting tougher for them now.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.com