[harpu]

‘Paul Crawford’. a Catholic without conviction. UnF’n believable.< /s>

[steadfastconservative]

If Crawford was a Catholic without conviction, he would not have gotten the ashes in the first place. However, it is a losing battle for an attorney to refuse to obey a judge’s order in court. Crawford could have ended up in contempt of court. I think that it was wrong for the judge to tell him to remove the ashes and perhaps the Catholics of Marshall County should vote against the judge the next time he runs for office since he is clearly prejudiced against Catholics.

[OldDeckHand]

"‘Paul Crawford’. a Catholic without conviction. "

Hardly. The court room is a place for lawyers to advocate for their clients, period. It's not a place from them to make personal political or theological declarations. Precisely, how would it advance the interests of his client to find himself on the business end of a contempt citation?

To brand this man as "a Catholic without conviction", is completely out of line.

[Salvation]

The priest or lay minister can say either of the two things while applying the ashes"

 

"Remember, man thou are dust and unto dust thou shalt return."

 

"Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel."

 

These apply to anyone who is a sinner -- including this judge. 

So, do you see that he as well as you, also, might receive the ashes in a Catholic Church?

[altura]

Well, I thought it was bad form for Biden to leave his very conspicuous ash mark on as he went about public duties.

We were always taught to remove it before going out in public as it could be thought of as an ostentatious display of piety which Jesus warned against.