Catholic polarization reached new peak in 2004 election, speaker says

Catholic News Service ^ | Feb-22-2005 | Jerry Filteau

[Land of the Irish]

Dinges said the church has experienced polarization "across a broad spectrum of interests" since the Second Vatican Council 40 years ago, as different factions in the church have sought to control or influence its agenda and future directions.

"Now, 40 years from the great drama of Vatican II, our church manifests a healthy pluralism, a greater lay responsibility in its life and mission and a heightened social justice agenda," he said. "However, our church also has a weakened and more diffused institutional identity, we are in the midst of a very serious leadership crisis and a serious problem with regard to polarization.

[Land of the Irish]

Ping

[Incorrigible]

What we have here is... a failure to excommunicate!

[Roccus]

I just love reading this kind of tripe from a Church that closes schools and parishes for lack of funds. Perhaps if they sold some of their art, gold and realestate to pay off the lawsuits resulting from their protection of pedophile priests, these schools and parishes could stay open.
I guess these remarks, as well as my opposition to abortion makes me one of these polarizers.
When the Church starts caring for it's parishoners and following it's own tennents, I'll consider re-joining.

[Roccus]

Sorry for the rant. It was really aimed at Filtereau, not you.

[Roccus]

Filtereau=Filteau

[Land of the Irish]

"When the Church starts caring for it's parishoners..."

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/40138.htm

[Roccus]

Yeah, I know. My grammar school is one that they're closing. Thinking of going back to NY for the last day. I was there when they first opened the doors, might as well be there at the end. Very sad.

[Roccus]

I believe in God and I don't mess with people. I ain't worried!

[Coleus]

Hey don't worry, Egan has 100% pro-abortion, homo marriage, embryonic stem cell research, anti-voucher Sen. Jon Corslime donating $800K to the diocese and there's more to come, he has to win another election in NJ so the blood money will keep on flowing

 

How Corzine's giving keeps on giving back to him, Senator donates many of his millions to Jersey charities (including the Catholic Church)  with political connections

[JSteff]

LOL

[JSteff]

The interesting thing is that (I believe) the Catholic church does not require a parish to have church, rectory, office, gym, etc.

Only a school. Sad that they lost their direction.

[dsc]

"ideologically motivated"

Boy, that sounds much worse than "deeply committed to their faith," doesn't it? How come leftist swine are never "ideologically motivated?"

"and situated more often than not on the right wing of Catholicism."

Here's a clue for you, Filteau: the "the right wing of Catholicism," those people way, way out there on the extreme salient...that *is* Catholicism.

So called "blue Catholicism" is heresy.

[Selous]

we are in the midst of a very serious leadership crisis and a serious problem with regard to polarization.

Remarkably prescient of you, Mr Dinges.

the "vitriolic and escalating" rhetoric and "uncivil behavior, characterized by confrontation, harassment and attempts at intimidation."

Translation:- "The perenial Magisterium is getting too big for its boots" /sarcasm.

[ventana]

The lackeys and leaches who inhabit chancellory Faithful Citizenship offices across the country are useful idiot tools of the left. They are bureacrats of the worst kind and ineffectual to boot. As the money withers, they will be faced with reality. This is just a shrill peep indicating that reality is beginning to loom large. V's wife

[Mike Fieschko]

Sen. Jon Corslime donating $800K to the diocese and there's more to come

Thanks for posting the link. I wouldn't've read that about Corzine unless I clicked on yours (the News/Activisim title didn't indicate anything about the moneys he gave to the dioceses). Since I'm no longer in New Jersey, I usually don't read NJ stuff.