That will begin to make life......
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Yeah, no. Don’t trust blogs. Wish folks would just post the whole thing.
But, since you read it, what does the blogger opine about consecration of the Eucharist? I’m not Catholic but I appreciate the significance of this for my Catholic brethren.
In fairness, the “blog” isn’t just some random dude’s opinions. It’s a publication of a research organization at Georgetown University which is authorized by the US Catholic Church to analyze priestly vocations, attendance statistics, etc.
I’m a little critical of the post because the answer (which is “no, there is no problem”) isn’t very clear. Yes, living among the stars would create a few questions of how to interpret tradition in a very untraditional context, but the traditions in question aren’t mere human tradition; there is theology behind them, and the theology will certainly guide the solutions.
Of all the questions he puts forth, the question of calendars is the most intriguing and is one that no denomination can avoid: when is Sunday? Every 7th rotation? Or every 7*24 earth-hours? When exploring the colonization of other planets, most Sci Fi looks to certain obvious issues: oxygen content, environmental poisons, temperature, available moisture. But could human beings thrive on a planet with 35-hour days?