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Priest and Poet: Fr. Gabriel Ringlet, a Maverick
Le Croix International ^ | August 30, 2019 | Francoise Siri

Posted on 09/02/2019 12:16:11 PM PDT by Marchmain

"...Not the very white / Not the moralizing / Not the forbidding / But the burning / the desiring/ For you, passion still has a future."

These verses of Gabriel Ringlet say a lot about his faith and the rites of celebration that he wants to re-enchant by inviting artists, believers and others, to celebrate with him.

Here we have the least dogmatic faith possible. His own poetry brings a generous light, like his rites. He does not want to be called "father"...

"We have a conception of the priest and the priesthood that are part of the false sacred. If the priest were free from his profession, from his state of life, we would find ourselves before the true sacred. We can only live the Gospel joyfully if we are a little far away. There must be a gap in belonging."...

(Excerpt) Read more at international.la-croix.com ...


TOPICS: Prayer; Religion & Culture; Theology
KEYWORDS: catholic; religious
Fr. Ringlet states why he publicly disagreed with the Church's criticism of France medically killing Vincent Lambert.
1 posted on 09/02/2019 12:16:11 PM PDT by Marchmain
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To: Marchmain

Subtitle: ‘Church, let us dare to make real reforms’


2 posted on 09/02/2019 12:18:29 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace...pax)
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To: Marchmain

Link seems to not be working now? Links to poem, but then article is truncated. Checking for another link to access full article.


3 posted on 09/02/2019 12:42:10 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace...pax)
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To: Marchmain
There must be a gap

My thought exactly.

4 posted on 09/02/2019 6:40:10 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (This Space For Rant)
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To: Marchmain

La Croix is not an orthodox Catholic website. They have probably scrubbed the article.


5 posted on 09/02/2019 7:50:47 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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If the priest were free from his profession, from his state of life, we would find ourselves before the true sacred.

translation: Break your vows, break the ten commandments, write bad poetry and voila, instant fame and success.

6 posted on 09/03/2019 12:09:59 AM PDT by LadyDoc (Liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: ebb tide

Sorry, I didn’t realize that, ebb. I’ll know for future.


7 posted on 09/03/2019 9:43:47 AM PDT by Marchmain (peace...pax)
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