Rest in Peace Fr. Deacon Paul Weyrich

Catholic Online ^ | 12/18/08 | Deacon Keith Fournier

[tcg]

He was Father Deacon Paul Weyrich to me; a Proto- Deacon of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church who served the Holy Altar, for as long as he could stand, with deep piety. A man who bore the dignity of his clerical office, Father Deacon Paul loved the Lord and he loved Christ’s Church. He is now serving the eternal Liturgy in heaven.

...Paul Weyrich was so much more than politics. He was a faithful member of the Order of Deacons, a Catholic Clergyman who knew that some truths revealed by the Natural law (and confirmed in Christian Revelation) like the dignity of every human life from conception to natural death, were not just for “religious people”. Rather they have to be the foundation of every society or that society will never be free. He left a legacy of thought and action which others must now build on.

[Ann Archy]

Thanks for the info.

[iowamark]

Here is that chart that NYer posts about the different churches and rites of the Catholic church.

[Sun]

Prayers for Paul Weyrich and his family!

I felt as if I lost a personal friend. What a loss for our country.

[Sun]

Thank you for posting the biography page.

[ezcritter]

I really enjoyed watching this man of Faith. God bless his family.

[bboop]

We visited a Melkite church/ school in northern Israel. They are Lebanese in origin, in communion with the Pope. I was not Catholic then, but they seemed a bit ‘eastern.’

[Coleus]

Other than the Roman rite, there’s about 20 Eastern Rite “Catholic” Churches.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches

[Salvation]

A deacon is not called “Father” — never heard of it before.

[Salvation]

**Wikipedia.com.**

Sign up and Try Conservapedia instead of Wickipedia.  Instead of Google, try Pro-Life Internet. For a list of 300 Pro-life Websites, click on Coleus and go all the way to the bottom.

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[TASMANIANRED]

May he rest in peace.

[tcg]

Well then you have not been around many Eastern Catholics. It is also used in much of the Orthodox church.

[Welcome2thejungle]

I will check out conservapedia. Sounds interesting.

[wagglebee]

Pinged from Terri Dailies

[Coleus]

Another Eastern Rite Catholic Church is the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq.  They flourished under the secularist Sadaam Hussein, then the Iraqi War started and militant muslims took over the country.  Today, many Catholics, including priests and a Bishop have been murdered while many others have fled.

Catholics in Iraq