Posted on 01/24/2007 5:23:53 PM PST by Frank Sheed
CATHOLIC BOMBSHELL ALERT! What an article!!
Important article by the Archbishop of Chicago...
You won't want to miss this thread!
Sprituality is best learned from a highly spiritual person. Who's better to teach it than ted kennedy who - at blood level of 86 proof - is spiritual to the point of spontaneous combustion? [and for all those who still doubt - his high spiritual level makes him bactericidal, besides other things. Try to remember the last time he fell sick with any bug].
Cardinal George has been rather unwell recently, with bladder cancer. I'm wondering if the Four Last Things are ever more prominent in his thoughts.
I saw this article linked to the CWNews site in an unobtrustive place. Then, I found it again on the New Liturgical Movement where a thread of 20-odd comments was going on.
I have never seen a prominent Cardinal cleric who is considered more "middle of the road" than left or right come down so hard on what he has seen and what his Archdiocesan Committee's questions portend. I believe that Cardinal George has opened the door to a discussion that has been hidden for many, many years and it is time to take him up on it. To wit: have we become more Protestant than Catholic? The fact that he is ill with bladder cancer may have focused his mind in a way that something else could not.
I will surely pray for this courageous priest.
F
good article, seems like he has a feel for what is needed, but what will he do about it?
With all due respect, that may not be the right question. He has posed the problem succinctly. Has anyone--a Cardinal--in the US done so? NO!
I think that with his wide appeal as a Cardinal who has a great deal of clout in the Vatican (like Rigali), his views will resonate incredibly. It is the fact that these issues were even voiced in the Archdiocesan Newspaper that floored me! And, if he follows this in his Archdiocese, it indicates that this, "the great unspoken", is percolating to the top of things that should be discussed. It cannot be hidden any longer. Too many souls are being placed in jeopardy.
I look forward to when he takes up the reins of the presidency of the USCCB, isn't it next year?
Does it strike you as Providential that this has come to light on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, who had great impact on the Church?
Please God, Carolina! He has bladder cancer and has had two operations. I pray he is now in remission and can take over that position. His influence would be amazing! He is highly regarded by all.
St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Francis was a Doctor of Law before becoming a priest. He later became a bishop. Famous for his sermons and writings, especially The Introduction to the Devout Life, his gentle ways won the hearts of many. He is a Doctor of the Church.
http://thenewliturgicalmovement.blogspot.com/2007/01/schools-of-spirituality-by-cardinal.html
New Liturgical Movement with comments...
bttt
Great insights from Cardinal George. I hope this is a trend among Bishops.
This article nails our present ills succinctly. It is a wake-up call. V's wife.
Matthew
A priest friend of mine said I had to read this article. When I read it, I realized it was on FreeRepublic.
I have always admired Cardinal George. He is a brilliant individual but also one who sees Catholicism in America hurtling toward a precipe. I truly hope he can convince and lead the American Bishops to correct our present woes. I am praying for him, I still consider him my Bishop.
And, back when Conclave was held, he is papal material, if he weren't American.
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