tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post382590937315762700..comments2024-01-21T04:26:20.215-05:00Comments on A Shepherd's Post: How the Sheep Smell Right NowFr. David Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14448576898945830796noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-8030227976148061062018-09-05T21:44:48.813-04:002018-09-05T21:44:48.813-04:00I would have to disagree, I do want to see our ...I would have to disagree, I do want to see our 'House' get a good cleaning. There is no other way to stop this. It's like a cancer, if you don't find it and eliminate it there is no doubt that it will continue to grow. I will never leave Jesus' church because of morally reprehensible men and since the hierarchy of the church has failed to curtail these abuses, it is time to gather together faithful members of the laity to do just that. And soon.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894039752961067091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-54454379722953828842018-09-05T14:41:55.957-04:002018-09-05T14:41:55.957-04:00I don't understand why you think "the pop...I don't understand why you think "the pope has been outed as protecting child rapists." Archishop Viganò said he lifted some vaguely defined sanctions against Abp. McCarrick. At the time he supposedly did so, McCarrick hadn't been accused of child rape. The archdiocese of New York found that there was a credible accusation a couple of months ago. There is no way Pope Francis could have known years ago that McCarrick was a child abuser when he lifted the sanctions.<br /><br />One part of our dealing with the crisis has to be knowing the timeline. Most of the abuse happened n the 1960's and 70's. In the 80's the bishops began to clear things up and abuse incidents went down. Since the Dallas Charter of 2002, there have been almost none. In other words, the bishops haven't been publicizing the history of abuse that happened, but they have basically stopped it — which in my opinion is more important than letting everybody know the sordid details of what happened decades ago. But now they do need to come clean with the details. Who were the criminals, who responded well, and who responded poorly?And there need to be consequences for anybody who didn't try to stop it.naturgesetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268507379933286863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-51922593589378839162018-09-05T07:52:00.601-04:002018-09-05T07:52:00.601-04:00I think many, not most, priests are good men. The ...I think many, not most, priests are good men. The church has cultivated an atmosphere of superiority, as if priests we're better and more important than the rest of us regular Catholics. Unlike Jesus, they are not the servants. It's this unrepentant attitude of self importance that has created a cancer in the priesthood. The old men ruling the Catholic church need to wise up and change. We need married priests, we need women priests, involve everyone at God's table.Marie (aka Connie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04526600331298901725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-19839541579153135522018-09-05T02:42:05.515-04:002018-09-05T02:42:05.515-04:00I don't understand why you think "the pop...I don't understand why you think "the pope has been outed as protecting child rapists." Archishop Viganò said he lifted some vaguely defined sanctions against Abp. McCarrick. At the time he supposedly did so, McCarrick hadn't been accused of child rape. The archdiocese of New York found that there was a credible accusation a couple of months ago. There is no way Pope Francis could have known years ago that McCarrick was a child abuser when he lifted the sanctions.<br /><br />One part of our dealing with the crisis has to be knowing the timeline. Most of the abuse happened n the 1960's and 70's. In the 80's the bishops began to clear things up and abuse incidents went down. Since the Dallas Charter of 2002, there have been almost none. In other words, the bishops haven't been publicizing the history of abuse that happened, but they have basically stopped it — which in my opinion is more important than letting everybody know the sordid details of what happened decades ago. But now they do need to come clean with the details. Who were the criminals, who responded well, and who responded poorly?And there need to be consequences for anybody who didn't try to stop it.naturgesetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268507379933286863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-46333838473047906312018-09-04T15:41:22.422-04:002018-09-04T15:41:22.422-04:00I am SO angry. I had to walk out of Mass during th...I am SO angry. I had to walk out of Mass during the homily on Sunday when the priest starting reading a quote from "Pope Francis: A Man of His Word." And the "one homily about the crisis" deal is not working for me either. We need to be hearing homilies about how to be Catholic when the pope has been outed as protecting child rapists. Why we should stay in what appears to be a cesspool. (I have MY answer in the Eucharist, but I am hearing it from a lot of my friends. (And my lapsed Catholic friends are doing the "told you so" dance.) How about a homily on "the gates of hell will not prevail." We need to hear THAT right now, because the gates of hell are clearly in the lead. I could go on. But business as usual is making me want to throw things at the priests.Karen Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356920204375649672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-53042426257720222922018-09-04T13:39:11.440-04:002018-09-04T13:39:11.440-04:00May our Lord bless you and your children. Keep th...May our Lord bless you and your children. Keep the faith; you are the primary educator of your children of the faith - also the one who teaches by doing. We belong to the church because of our belief in God, and His truth - not the hierarchy. If you recall, one of the apostles was Judas, who betrayed Him. We will always have wolves around; it is perhaps the best opportunity to learn your faith - teaching your children is the best way. We each make part of the Church, and we need to be strong and faithful - to God. The Church has gone through turmoils before; The truth will prevail. Blessings to you and your family - KathyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053864405884316556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-4213222391637198712018-09-04T11:19:08.936-04:002018-09-04T11:19:08.936-04:00I'm barely hanging on to my catholic faith rig...I'm barely hanging on to my catholic faith right now. I appreciate that sheep dont want blood or to fuel the fire, but we want answers and truth. And after that truth comes out? We want reconciliation, change, and healing. I appreciated our church's homily two weeks ago about all that was happening. But just the next week, it was back to 'normal'. While I appreciate that we don't want to perseverate week after week, one homily doesn't somehow resolve the issues or sufficiently communicate the message. I'm raising two young children in the church. We're there every week. My daughter is training to become an alter server. But over the past couple weeks, I have struggled with that decision. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-64129773080305059512018-09-04T07:12:10.101-04:002018-09-04T07:12:10.101-04:00Thank you Father and God bless you. Thank you Father and God bless you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-28212094264099097962018-09-03T20:56:06.908-04:002018-09-03T20:56:06.908-04:00To me, silence is best when you're not sure of...To me, silence is best when you're not sure of the facts. We are so use to our president's immediate knee-jerk tweets that we expect answers, yesterday. The pope was bind sided by the press on an airplane. How would you respond? Take into consideration that the pope is elderly. He had just completed a trip to Ireland. And he knows whatever he says will be misconstrued, misquoted, and incomplete. Best to say nothing. BTW, the pope didn't say, "No, that's all I have to say." That's what the press chose to cherry pick. If you read this article you'll read a story that shows why the pope wasn't ready to commit himself to condemning people. Why didn't the press tell us the story? I guess whipping the sheep into a frenzy sells better. https://www.mercatornet.com/mobile/view/lets-all-take-a-chill-pill <br />Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945662015612932618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-12004856144935110922018-09-03T19:55:17.813-04:002018-09-03T19:55:17.813-04:00Thank you Father.....praying for you.
Thank you Father.....praying for you.<br />Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553863040247715489noreply@blogger.com