tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post7587648087114499081..comments2024-03-28T16:16:51.062-04:00Comments on Musings of a Pertinacious Papist: Catholics should avoid the temptation to SchadenfreudeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-30050936178908555682014-05-20T12:04:28.255-04:002014-05-20T12:04:28.255-04:00Such bravery in stifling dissent from the 'Per...Such bravery in stifling dissent from the 'Pertinacious Papist'<br /><br />Appears there's even greater need for the likes of Burke, Z, and Voris to 'grow' the Catholic Church. After all, rubrics are the opiate of Pharisees and these guys are in major DTs since Francis declined his ermine and red Pradas.LWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916219760603445740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-90166501314503137862014-05-20T11:53:28.661-04:002014-05-20T11:53:28.661-04:00Appears there's even greater need for the like...Appears there's even greater need for the likes of Burke, Z, and Voris to 'grow' the Catholic Church. After all, rubrics are the opiate of Pharisees and these guys are in major DTs since Francis declined his ermine and red Pradas.LWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916219760603445740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-75190431079513077282014-05-20T10:35:26.050-04:002014-05-20T10:35:26.050-04:00I disagree on one point - I think the largest cont...I disagree on one point - I think the largest contingent of Christians are protestants who have changed churches from one denomination to another. On a second point - the Anglican Church is collapsing I believe because of it's surrender to secular beliefs - yet the end of the article states that young people reject the teachings of Catholicism - these 2 occurences seem contradictory...Crishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738312247415395997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-24643863945474334982014-05-20T08:05:26.996-04:002014-05-20T08:05:26.996-04:00We have been led down the garden path by accomodat...We have been led down the garden path by accomodating clergy. Now the Church is very feeble in England.brandsmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617401713794918738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-72293017641606910832014-05-19T20:41:25.345-04:002014-05-19T20:41:25.345-04:00Anonymous,
I'm not sure of your background or...Anonymous,<br /><br />I'm not sure of your background or what you mean by "heading for the exit," but I would urge caution. The Church herself is an article of faith in the creed. No matter how confusing or confused one may think the bishops of the Church may be, to turn one's back on the Church is to lose faith also in the One who commissioned her. Kind regards, -- PPPertinacious Papisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213911570586726075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-77122823334792035122014-05-19T19:53:51.609-04:002014-05-19T19:53:51.609-04:00In my case, once it became clear (with the electio...In my case, once it became clear (with the election of Pope Francis)where things were going, I just threw up my hands and headed for the exit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-23451172070199130072014-05-19T14:50:59.250-04:002014-05-19T14:50:59.250-04:00Startlingly, Dr. Woodhead found that zero percent ...<i>Startlingly, Dr. Woodhead found that zero percent of British Catholics “look to religious leaders for guidance as they make decisions and live their lives.”</i><br /><br />Given the current crop of leadership, that may not be such a bad thing.c mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-67986664615544437242014-05-19T03:06:49.727-04:002014-05-19T03:06:49.727-04:00It's bad. Very bad. A lay catholic could wel...It's bad. Very bad. A lay catholic could well be forgiven for feeling a bit fed up with the mess things are in. <br /><br />But I wonder how our bishops feel?Jacobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743062941733814176noreply@blogger.com