The End is nigh
Uh oh.
Catholic World News is reporting that the imperious, homophobic cabal that has temporarily taken over the normally pastorally sensitive Church of The Council (the only Council deserving of the article "The") are set to begin the much-feared and self-evidently unjust crackdown on sincere, dedicated, pious, chaste, orthodox gay seminarians. Is there any other kind?
Some in St. Blog's are not going to like this. No, no nooooo.
As my readers know, I think it's high time. But...how on earth the official visitators and vocation committee experts will be able to determine how SSA is too much SSA, and how far in the past is far enough, remains a mystery to me.
posted by Patrick at 5:32 PM
9 Comments:
I'm with you islandcatholic. I'm not exactly sure, though, of the difference between shouldn't and musn't. I have a feeling the Instruction is going to go beyond a nice suggestion.
BTW, is that PEI? If so, I spent six childhood summers in Cavendish. Absolutely heavenly.
8:08 PM
Ah, it's good for a Catholic to live on The Rock. Newfies are great.
10:36 PM
Tim:
"Unless the church somehow replaces those individuals.."
Exactly.
And I agree with you re: actually, uh, *implementing* perfectly clear directives. "Cautiously optimistic" about sums my stance as well.
4:06 PM
I recall hearing that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has banned gay seminarians for a number of years. Does anyone know how successful that has been (or not)? Have more candidates entered the seminaries there now that these are no longer sex clubs for gay men ?
10:58 PM
This has the potential to be a great help to vocations, as it will dissolve the homosexual culture that has been allowed to build up around the seminaries and the priesthood.
But, as others point out, its success is dependent on the strength of the language used in the document, and the willingness of the bishops to abide by Rome's wishes (and Rome's willingness to enforce the rules on bishops).
6:42 AM
PC, don't know about the situation in the city of *brotherly love*.
B knotts, yes and yes. As I recall, we also have Humanae Vitae and Lumen Gentium both of which relate to obedience to Church teaching and to the very nature of what is is to be a Catholic.
So much for documents alone....
7:26 AM
The blog LA Catholic reports tales like Kurt's day in and day out.
Sigh.
8:54 AM
According to Whispers in the Loggia, (a blog run by a Philly-area priest) there have been a couple of homosexuals ordained in Philly since 'the ban' took effect.
6:33 AM
The new screening stringency (how I dislike that ol' word ban) will not be retroactively applied. We're also dealing with a matter of degrees, as I'm sure you know.
Are you sure Rocco Palma is a priest?
9:45 AM
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