[Catholicguy]

. And if you only listen to official church sources, it's like walking through that minefield blindfolded.

<>We ought to listen to those with no Teaching authority? Is the POpe blind? In what way does this hysteria lead to normalcy?<>

2. It is simply false to claim that there are MANY communities like yours. Out of the tens of thousands of parishes in the US, there are perhaps half a dozen. Even among the FSSP parishes, only a few are canonically established, meaning the indult could be withdrawn from the others at a moment's notice. Your parish sounds like heaven. But only a tiny fraction of US Catholics have access to a comparable situation. You seem remarkably unfeeling towards the rest.

<> He invited you to join him. That is very "feeling" tpwards you<>

3. Not only is your community practically unique in the United States, half the dioceses in the US have never implemented the indult at all. A woman who works for The Latin Mass magazine cannot herself attend the Latin Mass because in the well-populated part of California where she lives, the closest Latin Mass is 3 hours away. Are you telling these people to "quit your bellyaching"? Is every Catholic in the US required to move to Rockford, IL?

<>No. Too cold. They can move to my Parish in sunnny Palm Beach County. I think sitetest's Parish is pretty good also. Desdemona's also; sandyeggo's also, patent's also (getting to half a dozen pretty rapidly, huh?<>

[Maximilian]

They can move to my Parish in sunnny Palm Beach County. I think sitetest's Parish is pretty good also.

We were discussing canonically-established Latin Mass parishes such as the one described by BlackElk. None of those you mentioned would qualify. And if you're in Palm Beach, aren't you on your third bishop in the last two years? Are these the men you want teaching "Catholic sex ed" to your children?

[sitetest]

Dear Catholicguy,

"They can move to my Parish in sunnny Palm Beach County. I think sitetest's Parish is pretty good also..."

I don't know, CG. Max might not approve of my parish. We have altar girls. And once, the priest laughed during the homily.

Also, our kneelers are well-padded.


;-)


sitetest

[Desdemona]

I'd be careful about using [any of] my parishes as a model.

Home is one where the people are all no chiefs and no indians and the infighting is infamous in the archdiocese (the one where I am now persona non grata to the choir director due to my departure).

The one I've been attending is a beautiful church and the pastor is extremely conservative, thus driving all the liberals away (to the parishes where those people congregate). The big problem is that there are so many little kids, that hearing the sermon can be difficult and they need to use the organ more often. Although, that's not a bad problem to have. It really is like a family though. Everybody has their own pew.

If I really need quiet prayer and Confession, I go to the Cathedral (it's the only place I know for sure there's a screen)(and I've never seen anybody NOT use the screen).

But, all these churches do have kneelers.