Bishops Irresponsible

Fr Ray Blake said...

In today's more grace-filled time, no-one would go so far as to say with JHN,
“But we must hope, for one is obliged to hope it, that the Pope will be driven from Rome, and will not continue the Council, or that there will be another Pope. It is sad he should force us to such wishes.”
(Newman’s Letter to Fr. Ambrose St. John, 22 August, 1870)

19 October, 2018

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Calvin Engime said...

It is comforting that in one of those descriptions of the the true form of Christianity in the Essay on Development, Newman considers it distinctive of the true Church "that heresies are rife and bishops negligent within its own pale."

19 October, 2018

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umblepie said...

Father, thank you for this clear and reassuring post. Every day the cynical manipulation of this Synod is becoming more evident.

19 October, 2018

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Randolph Crane said...

When I read things like that, I think of a group of thugs or villains who do their wicked work in the dark to obscure their actions.

Is this not utterly ridiculous? It would be, if it weren't so sad. Honestly, what is even going on? Synods being carried out in such secrecy! Do those people not understand what they are doing? Do they actually believe their work is guided by the Holy Ghost? But no one shall find out what they are planning, to later reveal the big surprise?

Have they gone crazy? And I mean this not as a rhetoric question. I am very sincerely of the opinion that those men have lost their mind, and ability to use reason. They should all go see a psychiatrist.

19 October, 2018

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Banshee said...

Ridiculous, done with obvious had intentions, and not fooling anyone.

Sigh. May the Lord have mercy on us.

20 October, 2018

Simple Simon said...

Why must the show go on? The previous synod revealed beyond any possible doubt, that foul play was the order of the day. A rigged show synod softening us up for the arrival of the foul smelling Amoris. Why orthodox Catholic bishops turn up to get mugged once again escapes me. After the Synod is over should they not be going to confession begging pardon for being a willing accomplice to a crime? Surely the end is nigh when Bishops accept that damage limitation is their best or only option? When will the majority of genuine Roman Catholic Bishops abandon their unacceptable silence and stand up and play the man? Instead of making good mannered and well-intentioned interventions, should they not have stood up and shouted loudly 'Rigged synods no more,false gospels no more, barefaced mendacity no more, sanctioned cover-ups no more, insults no more, bully boy Bishlops no more, creative liturgies no more,evil called good news no more, gay is ok clerics no more, extremely wealthty Cardinals no more etc no more?

20 October, 2018

Mark said...

Could someone post a link or two to more about this?

I, too, find the withholding of names to be close to a crime against the church. The laity must be able to hold bishops accountable!

21 October, 2018