Monday, July 09, 2007

The Pope, Moving Backward Through Time

On Saturday the Pope decreed a return to priests using the Old Latin Mass, undoing a Vatican II reform.

This week he is expected to issue a decree declaring the Catholic church the one true church of Jesus Christ.

Next week he will declare that Jesus prefers Prada.

Okay, joking about the last one, but the rest is true, according to WaPo.

Another example of religious extremism on the rise, in the West as well the East.

5 comments:

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Cardinal said...

If I read the story correctly, he's just allowing for more flexibility if a church chooses to have its masses in Latin. And hey, who can argue against more choice? Personally, I think it would be cool the first time because it's a throw-back to the old days, but then I'd realize that I'm not understanding a word the man's saying -- and I do mean man.

And if I don't understand the man of God speaking the Word of God to me, what's the use? How am I supposed to feel filled up by words that have no meaning to me?

Concerning the Catholic Church being the one true church of Jesus Christ. Bullshit. No way, Jose. Peter, who was commanded by Jesus to start His church, may have established the Catholic Church, but that church is no more. In its stead is an establishment that has seen 2,000 years of man-made fallacies and sacrilege reshape its facade to what we have now.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have it out for the Catholic Church by any means. I just think it's preposterous to believe that any church on this green earth is the one true church of Jesus Christ because while the words of Jesus stay the same, we have changed so dramatically.

Open your heart and come along!!!!! (I just had to.)

Cardinal said...

Oh, and Jesus totally prefers Valentino.

Anonymous said...

The decree allows a local bishop to permit the 1962 version of the Tridentine mass to be used... the Church has allowed the new rite to be in Latin for a while. Some parishes already have had permission to use the 62 rite (Old St. Mary's in Chinatown) Most of those who long for the days with Mass in Latin have a romanticized memory of what it was like...30 mins.. inaudible prayers, 2 collections, no music. If you want to "punch the ticket" and get out of church quickly, it has its appeal.