Thursday, April 21, 2005

A Local Pastor's Nuanced Reaction to the New Pope

The pastor of a local Catholic parish (which somehow escaped being closed) opines about our new Holy Father in the parish bulletin for this coming Sunday.
HOLY FATHER - BENEDICT XVI -
The media has said it all, so all I can say is, “We must pray.” I am reminded of the description in the Acts of the Apostles regarding the early church. “The disciples praised God that they had been privileged to suffer in the name of Christ Jesus.” May we be so bold!
The media has said it all? Well, not exactly...
I also hope that he is not implying that the Holy Father will be the cause of this parish suffering...although I believe this is what is meant. Some of them do believe that Cardinal Ratzinger was a source of their suffering - The Holy Families Group was formed at this parish...Particularly frustrating for this groups was the document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Considerations Regarding Proposals To Give Legal Recognition To Unions Between Homosexual Persons

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