Oh, what a porn star in the cover! Vade retro, Belial!
Since the priests left the treasures of celibacy for a piece of cheap world flesh, at least the flesh could be like the cover... Just kidding... The priests that left are often in such darkness of reason they live a hell still in life.
An abomination in the sight of the Lord. Sodom and Gomorrah.
Surely the Holy Father, must send apostolic visitors to Linz now. This is a veritable throwing down of the gauntlet. We learned of this at the time of the Fr Wagner business, so we know that its basis is accurate, but the blatancy here will leave true Catholics speechless with horror. Tabloid press worldwide is going to have a salacious field day. The Legionaries are to have an Apostolic Visitation. Surely he cannot let this pass.
It points out the poverty of priestly training in some places. It may be that clergy are being ordained too young. I think thirty-five or forty would be a good minimum age.
Perhaps it would be better for prospective priests to spend more time in formation as lay ecclesial ministers, or in the mission apostolate, or as teachers, and take time to seriously discern their sexual calling possibly as husbands and fathers.
While I'm sympathetic to those calling for an end to mandatory celibacy, these priests know up front what the Church expects of them. If they can't remain celibate, they should be drummed out of the priesthood.
Did anybody, like me, notice how afraid people have become to be judgmental? Or how the term "judgmental" itself has acquired a negative connotation? The original meaning used to be "of, relating to, or involving judgment", now it describes something characterized by a tendency to judge unfairly, implying that any judgment is unfair by definition. I became aware of it lately through the reactions to two independent cases of marital unfaithfulness within my circle of friends and family. "There are always two sides!" No, there are most definitely NOT!
If I remember correctly it was about two years ago that I noticed a feature in a German glossy magazine juxtaposing wifes and mistresses of celebrities, politicians, etc. as if there were two equally legitimate points of view. Now it's priests unfaithful to their vows who get romanticized and thus banalized.
I think it is not just the sin itself. People have always sinned but were aware of it and that they would be hold responsible for it one day. They knew what they did was wrong and were just discreet. It was their personal sin. Now, in the age of relativism, everything is permissable, there is no sin and thus nothing to be ashamed of. Sin is publicized, discussed with all its "pros and cons" and, ultimately, accepted as just another way of life. Tolerance has become, after all, the modern Golden Calf we are all meant to adore.
What will be next?
Anonymous said…
Wow, The_Editrix, that's a really insightful comment.
How can you tell the guy on the cover is a model, not a Linz priest? - He's wearing clericals.
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Vade retro, Belial!
Since the priests left the treasures of celibacy for a piece of cheap world flesh, at least the flesh could be like the cover... Just kidding... The priests that left are often in such darkness of reason they live a hell still in life.
An abomination in the sight of the Lord. Sodom and Gomorrah.
Surely the Holy Father, must send apostolic visitors to Linz now. This is a veritable throwing down of the gauntlet. We learned of this at the time of the Fr Wagner business, so we know that its basis is accurate, but the blatancy here will leave true Catholics speechless with horror. Tabloid press worldwide is going to have a salacious field day. The Legionaries are to have an Apostolic Visitation. Surely he cannot let this pass.
Some words of comfort, friend?
Perhaps it would be better for prospective priests to spend more time in formation as lay ecclesial ministers, or in the mission apostolate, or as teachers, and take time to seriously discern their sexual calling possibly as husbands and fathers.
While I'm sympathetic to those calling for an end to mandatory celibacy, these priests know up front what the Church expects of them. If they can't remain celibate, they should be drummed out of the priesthood.
Todd
If I remember correctly it was about two years ago that I noticed a feature in a German glossy magazine juxtaposing wifes and mistresses of celebrities, politicians, etc. as if there were two equally legitimate points of view. Now it's priests unfaithful to their vows who get romanticized and thus banalized.
I think it is not just the sin itself. People have always sinned but were aware of it and that they would be hold responsible for it one day. They knew what they did was wrong and were just discreet. It was their personal sin. Now, in the age of relativism, everything is permissable, there is no sin and thus nothing to be ashamed of. Sin is publicized, discussed with all its "pros and cons" and, ultimately, accepted as just another way of life. Tolerance has become, after all, the modern Golden Calf we are all meant to adore.
What will be next?
How can you tell the guy on the cover is a model, not a Linz priest?
- He's wearing clericals.