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Post by kj on Oct 24, 2020 10:11:02 GMT
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Oct 24, 2020 11:38:45 GMT
Funny. I saw a copy of the Irish Times today (in a newsagent) and there seems to be an article of exactly the same kind in it.
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Post by cato on Oct 24, 2020 15:12:45 GMT
Unfortunately she is someone about to publish her book on being a progressive catholic. I had never heard of her before this article. I presume she writes the same type of copy as most of her journalistic peers.
She makes much noise about how anti catholic she is. Her terminology. The officially sanctioned hate in Ireland 2020. She bases much of her article on her support for abortion law reform.
Virtually all those who churn out this poison are baptised Catholics educated for 13 years in Church influenced/owned schools. The idea the church opposed Repeal is ludicrous. It barely sqeaked a word of protest. Over 200,000 weekly mass goers voted yes to the destruction of the innocent unborn. Another 400,000 sat at home because they couldn't be bothered to get off the sofa to vote. No doubt they had properly informed their consciences too . The veil of the temple was torn in two and our pastors remained silent .
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Post by kj on Oct 24, 2020 17:28:37 GMT
Full article available here: "I might be Catholic"
I'm reminded of this: "Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once was importuned by a congregant who complained that the service did not seem relevant to her. The point, he thundered back, is rather for you to be relevant to the service." |
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Post by cato on Oct 29, 2020 9:12:18 GMT
Full article available here: "I might be Catholic"
I'm reminded of this: "Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once was importuned by a congregant who complained that the service did not seem relevant to her. The point, he thundered back, is rather for you to be relevant to the service." Rabbi Heschel hits on a core truth around religious worship and our search for the divine and ultimate meaning in life. In the great traditions of the West we are meant to approach holy things with humility , awe and the reverence Moses displayed before the burning Bush in the desert. The divine seeks to change us not vice versa. Rod Dreher (always worth a read at the American Conservative) makes the point that many modern Christians have no problem rejecting the explicit teachings of Christ regarding themselves as more compassionate than our divine saviour. Prominent high ranking church people are not immune from this standpoint. |
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