tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post1367766475593759158..comments2023-10-05T10:29:39.439+01:00Comments on Catholic Collar And Tie: Pastoral Practice To Take Precedence Over Doctrine? Rubbish.Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049074568745678686noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-72426385194390046042014-10-11T21:58:56.548+01:002014-10-11T21:58:56.548+01:00Thank you, david.
I did not think your comments co...Thank you, david.<br />I did not think your comments covered abusive situations; I was stating a personal reflection of my own linked to your comment. Sorry if my reply suggested you were advocating a return to such situations. I did not read your comment that way.<br />God BlessFr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-866649429790473272014-10-11T18:33:33.241+01:002014-10-11T18:33:33.241+01:00Thanks Father... none of my comments are meant to ...Thanks Father... none of my comments are meant to cover abusive situations, but only those that fall under the catchall "irreconcilable differences", which comprise the vast majority of civil cases. The only differences that are not reconcilable are those that are chosen not to be, by one or both spouses. Those are the ones that are reflective of my "force" comment. Agape Love demands nothing less than to reconcile any differences, every night of every day if necessary, if not for themselves, then for the children. <br /><br />God Bless.Dave Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125219877561369565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-54999927143524108452014-10-11T18:22:40.673+01:002014-10-11T18:22:40.673+01:00Thank you Dave.
There are some marvellous couples ...Thank you Dave.<br />There are some marvellous couples I know who ought to have been heard much more than I or some of the laity and clergy who have spoken at the Synod so far. I think the positive side is yet to be heard but it will come... it is hindered at the moment by the requirement for 'secrecy', which I find quite disturbing, to be honest.<br /><br />I am glad you have mentioned innocent spouses; they are offended twice in all of this: first by being abandoned, and second, by the attempt by some clergy to approve of the abandonment by accepting the illicit union. The abandoned children too are offended twice in justice in exactly the same manner.<br />I would be unhappy forcing spouses back to their spouse though; we have a right to remove ourselves from dangerous and damaging situations; what spouses don't have is the right to seek out another union.<br />God Bless.Fr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-23337692995783337502014-10-11T18:14:03.783+01:002014-10-11T18:14:03.783+01:00Thank you for sharing this.
God Bless you.Thank you for sharing this.<br />God Bless you.Fr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-64625610378263603982014-10-11T18:13:39.073+01:002014-10-11T18:13:39.073+01:00Thank you, sally Anne.
We keep on seeking self-int...Thank you, sally Anne.<br />We keep on seeking self-interest because we live in the flesh at the moment, so our concerns are often .fleshy'.<br />God BlessFr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-37727999889158379812014-10-11T14:22:40.988+01:002014-10-11T14:22:40.988+01:00I don't understand all this. Our Blessed Lord ...I don't understand all this. Our Blessed Lord is "the way, the truth & the life" that we must follow in order to live with Him in eternity. Why then, if we know what is right from wrong, do some people choose to do what stops them from being with him? It comes down to this: do I want to spend my short time on earth with a second partner, same-sex partner etc., or do I want to keep on seeking to spend eternity with God? Why are some trying to dress up situations so they don’t sound as bad or sinful as they actually are? There's no getting away from the Truth; it just has to be given in charity. God Bless<br />SallyAnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-28400446909910815932014-10-10T14:00:22.159+01:002014-10-10T14:00:22.159+01:00U.S. tribunals disregard the canon law, morality, ...U.S. tribunals disregard the canon law, morality, and doctrine regarding the separation of spouses and divorce. Your readers may want to know about this.<br /><br />In anticipation of the bishop's synod, I prepared observations comparing the present pastoral practice in the U.S. to the Canon Law and Catechism, that includes a list of 7 questionable practices (see Z. Defense Against Charges of Nullity are Equated with Fighting the Church on page 28). Copies of my 98 page observations have been sent to dozens of bishop's, cardinals, and pro-marriage leaders. They were sent with a recommendation letter by canon lawyer, Fr. Chuck Zmudzinski.<br /><br />Full Observations, and Fr. Chuck's cover letter are our website<br />http://www.marysadvocates.org/syllabus/140908_SynodObservations_MarysAdvocates.pdf<br /><br /><br />If you want to learn more about the problem of divorce, see Stephen Baskerville's piece in Crisis this week. "Cardinal Kasper’s Challenge Distracts from the Real Problem"<br /><br />Responses from Bishop's after receiving Mary's Advocates Observations are still coming inBai Macfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349684251087287613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-33379834544551964172014-10-10T10:34:55.734+01:002014-10-10T10:34:55.734+01:00Very good, Father! Why aren't you a key speake...Very good, Father! Why aren't you a key speaker at the Synod? I'd rather have Princes of the Church hear you than (1) a wrinkly lay-coupling's sexual experiences sans Viagra (or maybe it IS Viagra) or (2) a wrinkly lay-coupling's preaching to clerics to openly condone Mortal Sin, or at least turn a blind eye to its Hellish conclusion. That this Synod seeks to turn on its head the Sacrament of Matrimony reeks of lack of Mercy and lack of Charity to those innocent spouses sacrificed on the altars of divorce and annulment - like me - who want nothing more than a return to bed, board and spouse AND for Bishops to uphold Canon Law and FORCE errant spouses back to their marriages and vocations. To do anything less is to define the Mercy and Compassion meme of this Synod as worthy only of the few - the divorced and remarried Catholics - at the expense of the many - the abandoned spouses and their innocent children. <br /><br />To show Mercy and Compassion to only one select group, which then results in a gross lack of Mercy and Compassion on a vastly larger select group, is a gross misapplication of the Greatest of the Virtues - Charity. And about as un-Catholic as you can get...Dave Heathhttp://hector1088.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-47696643547202093492014-10-09T15:55:45.276+01:002014-10-09T15:55:45.276+01:00Thank you very much Barbara.
I long for the day wh...Thank you very much Barbara.<br />I long for the day when Our Lord will sit with me as He did the woman at the well and tell me who I really am (not as I or others see me but as He seems me) and then heal me because deep down, I know its not who I want to be. Like the woman at the well, I need truth, not platitudes.<br />Life is no dream for anyone; for many it is a nightmare, but withholding the truth does not help: if we don't know in truth 'where we are at' as they say, we won't know how to get out of our situation. Yes, it is a struggle, but knowing we are aided by the Sacraments and Holy Mother Church rather than being subconsciously aware that we are sitting in opposition to them, is a healing that brings us that peace the world cannot give.<br />God Bless you and yours (and your continuing struggle?)<br />Father GDFr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-57851994047793403872014-10-09T14:08:59.287+01:002014-10-09T14:08:59.287+01:00Thank you Father for your teaching. It is helpful ...Thank you Father for your teaching. It is helpful to see truth in language we can readily understand. Most of what comes out of our poor Church these days is such baffle-gab. Most Catholics know there is something terribly wrong with the 'new' teaching but they fear being disloyal above all.<br /><br />When Our Lord spoke to the woman at the well, and told her the Truth about her sinful life, she did not get angry and lash out at Him for being unkind. She was amazed, and went to tell all her neighbours that she had heard the truth. She was glad and had a sense that she was free now to live life as it should be lived - in harmony with The Truth.<br /><br />The sense of relief when a long-time sinner is shown what joy comes from being in the state of sanctifying grace is amazing - I know because I'm one of those. The struggles are still there, of course. This is real life after all, not a movie. But there is joy underneath the sorrow - and it is only to be found in Confession, Amendment of Life, and Penance.<br />Barbara Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-75702780816318043672014-10-09T12:16:31.357+01:002014-10-09T12:16:31.357+01:00Tank you, D.A.
There is nothing flippant in expres...Tank you, D.A.<br />There is nothing flippant in expressing where the Modernisers are coming from. They are eradicating the concept of sin by placing the primacy of conscience above all things. No one would ever see there action as sin, thus there is no sin. They have lost the Faith and abandoned the Gospel for worldly philosophies.<br />God BlessFr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-64898963684218603302014-10-09T12:14:16.582+01:002014-10-09T12:14:16.582+01:00Thank you, for reading and commenting.
God BlessThank you, for reading and commenting.<br />God BlessFr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-69325722360658696822014-10-09T12:13:02.478+01:002014-10-09T12:13:02.478+01:00Thank you, Paul.
Indeed the Church itself seems to...Thank you, Paul.<br />Indeed the Church itself seems to have become one of two cities: one Catholic, the other humanist.<br />God BlessFr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-85074172292468181782014-10-09T07:17:33.175+01:002014-10-09T07:17:33.175+01:00Well said father. The situation in the Church now ...Well said father. The situation in the Church now reminds me of the two cities described by St Augustine. The city of God and the city of man set in the world in history. It is obvious that Kasper and even his pal pope Francis are well in the city of man while a portion of the clergy and laity are in the city of God.Paul Hellyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155821750459419187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-18899409607865837372014-10-08T22:17:53.117+01:002014-10-08T22:17:53.117+01:00Perhaps the pastoral modernisers have given us a s...Perhaps the pastoral modernisers have given us a solution to this crisis, Fr. If you are now empowered to absolve sins before I commit them, then please hear my confession before I go and kidnap them all so that they can no longer take part in the synod.<br /><br />Sorry to be flippant, but really I do wonder how any sane person can propose what they advocate. These German bishops must make a jolly good living from the Church tax if they can be so desperate to stop their tax base declining further. I suppose changing the faith is easier than actually going out and evangelizing.Deacon Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549825303646357455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-20531112404039535052014-10-08T22:11:32.777+01:002014-10-08T22:11:32.777+01:00thank you Father Dicksonthank you Father DicksonPowerpoint Art Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17589335104923472334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-68940997925732215312014-10-08T21:56:52.427+01:002014-10-08T21:56:52.427+01:00Thank you Lynda.
Yes, indeed. We cannot be 'pa...Thank you Lynda.<br />Yes, indeed. We cannot be 'pastoral' (get around Divine Law) and still be Catholic. The catholic Faith is intrinsically Catholic as being geared towards the salvation of souls by Truth, not by accommodation of falsehood in and erroneous, disintegrated practices.<br />God Bless.Fr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-67801208171577457152014-10-08T21:50:10.397+01:002014-10-08T21:50:10.397+01:00Cardinal Kasper's "religion" is not ...Cardinal Kasper's "religion" is not Catholic. It's man-made and man-centred. There is no such a thing as "pastoral" in Christ's Holy Church that is not about teaching, preserving and living according to the doctrine of the Faith. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com