Glbt Relations

[Jake Huether]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Apr 5 2004, 02:42 PM']
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[quote]A bishop does not need to wait for an order from the Holy Spirit when a priest decides to reinvent the Mass.[/quote]


Cmom, my point was that the Bishops don't follow the orders of the laity, much lest rash activists who are possibly impatient. The Bishops don't have to "tell" the laity what they or the Church are doing, or are working on doing. This particular Bishop might have been hairs away from mending the wound, and with a single rash or inflamitory email from some activist the would could be split open even further.



[quote]It has nothing to do with being behind the times, but open scandal and confusion.[/quote]


I was responding to a previous poster who was concerned about the image of the Church. My point was that the Church doesn't need to protect it's "image". People can see what they want. The sex scandle has nothing to do with the Teachings of the Church, outside the fact that it's blatanly against the Teachings. The sex scandles have to do with sinful humans inside the Church. The Churches Teachings might appear behind the times, but it doesn't matter what the "image" of the Church is.

That was my point.



[quote]First you pray.
Then you document what you see. After Mass you approach the priest and ask if he could help your confusion.
Just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean you are right.
If he can't and won't explain it start researching it, praying the whole time, then ask the head of the local deanery, or the parochial vicar ( the guy under the bishop, in charge).
If you don't not get a response from the diocese, ask again, and follow up with a phone call.
If you get no response from the diocese, send a letter and copies of all correspondance (with copies to the bishop and priest) to the Archdiocese and Papal Nuncio.[/quote]


I second that. Great advice.