tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post4233088298998044866..comments2024-03-28T01:50:39.781-04:00Comments on southern orders: DOES THIS HOMILY SOUND LIKE POPE FRANCIS IS TRYING TO CLERICALIZE THE LAITY? I REPORT, YOU DECIDE!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-67123250137371613582013-04-29T11:50:56.327-04:002013-04-29T11:50:56.327-04:00Regarding the sacrament of Penance; "go again...Regarding the sacrament of Penance; "go again, and go and go and go". This is in sharp contrast to one of our bishops, Kieran Conry of Arundel and Brighton, who actually discourages frequent Confession. The same bishop (a nominee of Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop emeritus of Westminster) opined that you shouldn't talk to young people about saving their souls, but rather about 'saving the planet' by turning off lights and only half-filling the kettle.<br /><br />This is what we Catholics are up against. This is why we need the Pope.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.com