You could always take the Pope for a ride...
Posted on 04/13/2007 6:54:57 AM PDT by Frank Sheed
Two years into his reign, Pope Benedict XVI is finally poised to make a major mark on American Catholicism with a string of key bishop appointments and important decisions about the future of U.S. seminaries and bishops' involvement in politics.
Benedict's election on April 19, 2005, shook liberals and comforted conservatives who expected a doctrinal hard-liner. So far, they have found an easier hand - and someone who has not made the United States much of a priority.
When Benedict has gained attention, it has mostly been on the world stage, focusing on the re-Christianization of Europe, Islam and mending relations with Orthodox Christians. He also has stressed universal themes of faith and reason.
``The last two years have been much quieter years as far as the papacy is concerned because you have a very different personality'' than John Paul II, said Monsignor Robert Wister, chairman of the church history department at Seton Hall University's School of Theology.
``Many Americans were surprised - some happily, some disappointed - that he did not turn into the pit bull of dogma. He is taking a very pastoral approach, and I think people resonate very positively with that.''
Yet America's turn may be coming. At the top of the list is a looming generational shift among the nation's bishops, whose decisions at the local level greatly affect Catholics in the pews and can carry national weight. For instance, church leaders recently closed parishes in Boston and New York, while the St. Louis archbishop has clashed with a heavily Polish parish over control of its assets.
Key appointments are expected in New York, Baltimore and Detroit, where cardinals have reached retirement age - 75. And retirements or appointments are likely in at least seven other archdioceses...
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Understood...
Here I am!! LOL great pictures.
I think the moving van lost my luggage!
You could always take the Pope for a ride...
LOL!
(Many years the goodwife brought an acoustic guitar to church to play for the Sunday School. She got a bit of a sharp remark on arriving: "You aren't going to be playing that for the service, are you...?" Needless to say, rock masses, folk masses, anything other than the traditional Mass doesn't fly here. And especially after suffering through folk masses at an ECUSA summer camp for several years, I'm happy with that.)
Did you triple-strap it down per the directions? NicknamedBob did quite an overhaul on it when we let him under the hood...
Actually, I had my Samsonite Luggage, it has bungee cords and the such.
Good Ole Bob souped up the engine and tore out of the old thread leaving my luggage somewhere along the road. Probably Utah.
You didn't the directions.. explains much. They were on the interior walls of the van, below the high-acceleration warnings.
Actually, I had my Samsonite Luggage, it has bungee cords and the such.
Bungee cords aren't sufficient for the high-G acceleration of Bob's new van.
Actually that was his repsonse when I tried to talk to him in Latin.
mea culpa.
Shoot, he took her into space didn’t he?? I knew it. Well, it’s the last time the van goes without me. ;)
** a major mark on American Catholicism with a string of key bishop appointments and important decisions about the future of U.S. seminaries and bishops’ involvement in politics.**
Woo-hoo! Continuing to pray for Pope Benedict!
Welcome to the Undead Thread!
I pinged people way back at the beginning on the subject. Somehow it seems that moving vans, luggage and penguins are being discussed.
Please, people, do this other stuff on a chat thread! Just my opinion.
The thread was dead for two weeks -- no postings at all. We're here, and not only because the thread was inactive (we generally prefer Zot threads), but we were actually invited to move here for the month.
I have no doubt the thread will be moved shortly to Chat. UT threads usually are.
It’s Tuesday night in Korea. Do you know where your sushi is?
Be sure to collect your ticket for free drafts of Guinness every Friday during happy hour. We aim to please.
Himself
Hm. By my clock it's Tuesday afternoon there, and do they eat sushi in Korea? Whatever, I *highly* recommend Korean barbecue as being excellent. (My last evening in Seoul, out with a small group of Americans and Europeans, at a restaurant across from the hotel where we had no language in common, ordering by pointing at pictures... wonderful food!)
To be sure! Had my first Guinness in a while a few evenings ago. How could I have ever thought I'd lost my taste for it????
It’s an awesome load to be carrying, to be sure.
True. I hope he doesn’t mind my driving.
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