tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28659657.post2356576122769019674..comments2022-11-09T21:15:46.139+10:00Comments on vexilla regis: AVOIDING SCRUTINY - FIT FOR MISSION?vexilla regishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905798654957674327noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28659657.post-52303996064633047942012-03-04T13:36:59.574+10:002012-03-04T13:36:59.574+10:00David Joseph , Thanks for your comment and summary...David Joseph , Thanks for your comment and summary diagnosis! Perhaps "Bottle Green "is in the eye of the beholder? Even at 175% mag. it is still black on my screen which has not let me down to-date. "In all things seems" a tad excessive. I've not done that , nor ever would. What I and others have specifically brought to light is already enough and too much to be a mistaken perception. No?vexilla regishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15905798654957674327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28659657.post-44354719394825123232012-03-04T09:02:38.327+10:002012-03-04T09:02:38.327+10:00If one looks with care the Bishops Galero and Tass...If one looks with care the Bishops Galero and Tassels appears to be 'bottle green',not priestly black.Sure not the usual green, but finding fault with your bishop in all things seems a bit unhealthy.David Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852689852699987635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28659657.post-23478463438797235212012-03-03T20:24:47.717+10:002012-03-03T20:24:47.717+10:00Having only recently become aware of what has been...Having only recently become aware of what has been going on at Wahroonga and Narrabeen in my own home diocese, it is greatly concerning. Unfortunately I am only getting information 3rd and 4th hand. The first tale I heard was that the female insisted one one occasion in processing in with the priest and standing/sitting beside him all through Mass. The priest refused. Good on him! The second take I heard was that the deacon refused to let a visiting priest preach the homily or make any comment whatever outside of the rubrics. In the same place the tale was that special arrangements had to be made to have a Mass for weddings and funerals, because the deacon handled them.<br />I have drawn several conclusions from these tales. There is a reason why lay investure was removed in the church's history. A priest goes through many years of training, let alone psychological testing to endure that he is a fit and proper person (hopefully) to wield the powers of a parish priest for the good of the parish and the church. Any lay leader of a parish does not have the charism of ordination, a charism to lead both spiritually and temporally the people of God. they haven't been tested by psychologists to see if they are fit and proper. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I think we are seeing manifestations of this at Wahroonga and Narrabeen. There is a reason why monasteries had the separate offices of abbot and prior. Given that Broken Bay does not pay its deacons, (itself a grave injustice) of course if they have an opportunity they will weight the dice in favour of stipends going to them. As soon as the correct headship arrangements are overturned (via this lay leadership) then disorder follows as night follows day. This experiment needs to be wiped out as soon as possible for the good of the Church and for the good of the souls residing in these tortured parishes. May the good Lord put all of this to rights as soon as possible and grant us a bishop worthy of the friendship of the great saintly bishops of other centuries.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060063243309821205noreply@blogger.com