I certainly was blunt in that last post, but perhaps I could be more clear about why I have no patience for bishops like Thomas Olmsted deciding to double security at the stable after all the horses have fled. Perhaps I can explain myself this way:
I live in the Archdiocese of Omaha. From what I can tell, it's a pretty typical Catholic diocese -- not completely whackadoodle, not completely dyspeptic and suffering from a more-or-less average degree of maladministration.
If you attend Mass at your average Catholic parish, you're likely to hear at least as much (and maybe more) about this
. . . as you will about this.
Then again, the archdiocese can't function without our
I mean, without money, how could the chancery spend $389,000 to purchase this
. . . so this man
. . . can live happily ever after in comfortable retirement digs?
Of course, when things turn political and there's (!!!!!) a sudden, grave threat to the traditional family, traditional morality and natural law, you'll see the state bishops' conference make a little noise about this
Of course, when things turn political and there's (!!!!!) a sudden, grave threat to the traditional family, traditional morality and natural law, you'll see the state bishops' conference make a little noise about this
. . . but you'll never, ever see the bishop draw the line -- even in the most charitable, pastoral manner -- here
The star of Jurassic Queen ("Mature Audiences Only 18+"), by the way, is the choir director at Omaha's Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Needless to say, if one thinks about all this in light of the gospel -- or even in terms of basic decency and justice -- you could find yourself in a situation something like this
. . . or certainly like this
So, in times like these, is it any wonder so many Catholics, for so many reasons, just end up heading for this?
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