tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post3180822618454663889..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: WHEN PRIESTS BECOME THE CENTER OF HORIZONTAL sPIRIT OF VATICAN II WORSHIPFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-42454438322013614832014-04-10T15:22:50.796-04:002014-04-10T15:22:50.796-04:00Was the liturgy ever perverted like this before Va...Was the liturgy ever perverted like this before Vatican II? No. Never in the history of the Church. Did this sort of perversion begin with the Novus Ordo? No. Like every other distortion it began with the Council. It is no longer a tenable intellectual position to defend the Council on the one hand and blame the crisis in the Church on a false 'spirit of the Council' on the other. The liberals know this, but conservatives are understandably reluctant to admit that an Ecumenical Council could have been so disastrous in its effect, or that a pope (Paul VI) could have been so thoroughly wrong.<br /><br />But it's sadly, historically and inexorably true.<br /><br /><br /><br />John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-32262680877880830492014-04-10T12:08:28.187-04:002014-04-10T12:08:28.187-04:00This video is certainly making it's rounds, an...This video is certainly making it's rounds, and i'm suprised i resisted watching it for so long, knowing that it would get me riled up.<br /><br />Father's performance (can it be called anything else? it's certainly not prayer!) offends against right worship.<br /><br />"Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment." -Ratzinger.<br /><br />Concerning the song itself. Yeah, it has a catchy tune. But how is it even appropriate to be sung during Liturgy? The lyrics detailing David's murder of Uriah because of his lust; in the song, David is rather uncontrite: "if there's a God above" i'll stand before him and tell him that i did my best...as if he defends the murder because it was done in the name of lust confused for love.<br /><br />But then again, it's fitting: a perverted notion of faith and love for a perverted sense of liturgy.<br />Father Kevin Estabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241182673874751842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-2554424409134387922014-04-09T12:07:20.589-04:002014-04-09T12:07:20.589-04:00John Nolan,
I see your point, but I think it'...John Nolan,<br /><br />I see your point, but I think it's better to remind him that he's a priest forever, and needs to behave appropriately. Rood Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816036539243214384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-152547466166031622014-04-09T11:23:54.301-04:002014-04-09T11:23:54.301-04:00Made even worse by the fact that they're abusi...Made even worse by the fact that they're abusing a beautiful sanctuary space! In a modern, auditoriumesque church it would be one thing, but this is even more upsetting. Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-57405293617824681452014-04-09T10:29:14.680-04:002014-04-09T10:29:14.680-04:00The normal advice to pop wannabes like this priest...The normal advice to pop wannabes like this priest (who is old enough to know better) would be 'don't give up the day job'. But in his case it might be better if he did give it up, and better still if he had never taken it on in the first place.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-46465084010713391812014-04-09T08:23:58.681-04:002014-04-09T08:23:58.681-04:00[Sarcasm warning] That was so beautiful! If I tr...[Sarcasm warning] That was so beautiful! If I try this at my next wedding and get a standing ovation, will you post my video on your blog, Fr. McDonald? And, I agree that unity candles are ever so "1990's". I always use flashing LED lights, with a button the couple can press to make them flash in unison. Rood Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816036539243214384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-37618711434637011652014-04-09T08:19:15.122-04:002014-04-09T08:19:15.122-04:00I think the reaction of the people is more disturb...I think the reaction of the people is more disturbing. Their approval of such nonsense shows how the Faith is gone. I guess I have become used to priest acting foolish on the altar and I made myself believe that everyone else saw through the silliness. There is no denying that the Church has moved beyond crisis mode, it's beyond repair. The end has to be coming soon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com