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Posted on 02/05/2012 4:48:02 PM PST by NYer
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It's called obedience to your Ordinary, Father...
Misleading headline. The priest was instructed not to “ad-lib” during the mass and the priest refused. End of story.
This sort of discipline is long overdue and I welcome it.
I like the way Professor Flinn tries to make this about the translation.
And that’s a nice set of clericals on Fr. Rowe.
I can't recall ever reading or hearing about anyone in modern times running into this one.
Wow!
TOUCHDOWN NE! TIE GAME ~ then they get the extra point ~ 9 to 10.
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Imagine if all the priests did this in all the parishes? He can express what the messages of the reading are in the homily. I have been to some Masses where a priest will insert a thought in the prescribed prayers..usually is not much, but a sort of an alert if you will, or now and then an instruction about that part of the Mass but this has been rare.
Sounds like this 72 year old prelate has other problems as well..Lord help us if we find out more “dirt” on this guy.
This fellow has been doing the "Father Bill's Parish" thing for years and years. He was warned by the then-bishop of Belleville, Wilton Gregory, who is now the Archbishop of Atlanta. Abp. Gregory came to Atlanta in 2005, so this priest has been doing his own thing for at least 6 or 7 years. And the archbishop, by the way, is a very meek man who goes way out of his way to be non-controversial and not make waves. So if he felt like he had to reprimand Father Bill, you know the guy was doing a lot more than just changing a couple of words.
It's not just changing the words -- it's running a parish as his private fiefdom, giving the razzberry to his bishop and his vow of obedience, making it up as he goes along, and encouraging his parishioners in pastor-worship.
That is a strictly protestant way of doing business, and is antithetical to being Catholic. He needs to start his own church, and do it on his own dime, instead of taking the Church's money to do his own thing.
Unfortunately there are a lot more like him in that diocese, which is pretty renowned as a hotbed of dissenting "catholics". The usual "Spirit of Vatican II" crowd have been angry at Bishop Braxton ever since he was appointed, and have been doing everything in their power to undermine and attack him.
You might spare a prayer for the bishop. He has got an Augean Stables to cleanse in SW Illinois.
I noticed that also. I wonder what other festive colors he has in his closet. I guess black is so déclassé...
Time to speak Gods word and his intent, not mans. Hope the door does not hurt to much when he departs.
I have said this already this last week. It’s About Time! The Church has not stood for anything in the last few decades by allowing Bishops and Priests to “do their own thing”. That hasn’t worked so well. Stick to God’s rules, it always works. Obediance works as well.
I have said this already this last week. It’s About Time! The Church has not stood for anything in the last few decades by allowing Bishops and Priests to “do their own thing”. That hasn’t worked so well. Stick to God’s rules, it always works. Obediance works as well.
Isn’t Bishop Wilton Gregory black?? I think that’s why he’s so meek and doesn’t want to make waves.<P.Father Bill is sending off my either GAYDAR or LIBDAR....either one is NOT Kosher Catholic!! GOOD RIDDANCE!!
Our Bishop moves pastors and priests around on a regular basis - kind of like an Episcopal version of "term limits". One thing it does is stave off this kind of thing.
What Jesus forbade (Matt. 6:7) now becomes a requirement.
Imagine if all the priests did this in all the parishes? >>>
lets face it, he resigned because he had enough years to qualify for his diocesan pension and probably wanted out.
**That is a strictly protestant way of doing business, and is antithetical to being Catholic. He needs to start his own church, and do it on his own dime, instead of taking the Church’s money to do his own thing.**
Even Jesus had one apostle who wouldn’t obey.
I guess we now know that he never intended to keep his vow of “obedience.”
Say the black, do the red...
There are plenty of places for people who don’t agree with the Church to go.
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