Personally I'd have walked out alot sooner.
I would have walked out too.
CHICAGOLAND PING (St. Gerald's at 93rd and Central for those interested)
No need to apologize. It was good of you to keep us informed. Thank you.
You were put in an awkward position. I'm sorry to hear it. Thanks for sharing the story.
You should have kept it.
Revolting. I think you should write him a letter telling him that he had no business interjecting his political opinions into the homily. Also, see if you can find other people in the parish who were upset. I bet you weren't the only one.
I say this as somebody whose new BISHOP gave a homily after 9/11 saying it was all the fault of the US. I was so enraged I almost quit going to church, although I found that other people were also enraged and, in fact, many of them wrote to the bishop. He has turned out to be a good bishop, he's just a leftie in his political sentiments. But I think he has stopped spouting them quite so freely. Maybe your pastor will do the same.
I'd say that you restrained yourself admirably (at least compared to what I might have done).
ask you pastor if he agress with some of her quotes
You did the right thing. Priests should not attempt to brainwash parishoners and they should stay out of politics. (Separation of Church and State, I believe is the term.)
I hope you don't feel horrible for walking out. I would have as well. If you feel horrible for anything, it's that this church you've attended for 20 years has done something to make you walk out, and you may need to find a new one. (Assuming this was not a "guest pastor", as you referred to him as "our.")
Interesting. Our pastor last night made similarly obnoxious, though not as blatant, comments.
He called on us to reject racism and predjudice (fine so far), then likened the Canaanite woman to muslims whom "we feel free to search anytime, anywhere."
This is a new pastor and it's only the second of his homilies I've heard, and both times he's made a political comment. Yuck.
You did the right thing.
You can always find another Church if it contunues.
I would have walked out too.
Perhaps this could be followed up with a letter to the Editor in your local newspaper so your Priest will know why you left and maybe spur others who share your feelings to follow suit.
Thanks for the ping. I'd give your Pastor the benefit of the doubt, he likely doesn't know the full extent of her commentary. It might be worth filling him in at some point.
I would have walked out too. Actually, I have walked out before -- a parish I used to go to had a very liberal priest who always injected his political opinions into everything.
Please let the bishop know about this. If he does not correct it, I suggest you cease financial support and make sure they know why.
Only a blind follower would have stood for that.
Though not a vanity person myself, that needed telling. Thanks.