Re: Re: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches

@Rhabanus wrote:

Some folk wouldn’t get the drift though standing in a blizzard!

It is a shocking state of affairs when a bishop and his curia are so far out of touch not only with the immemorial custom of their own liturgical tradition but also with the very flock entrusted to their care that they continue to flog rocks and scorpions instead of nourishing the faith of their people and giving them the unfiltered patrimony that is their due as members of the Mystical Body of Christ.

The old saw of “pray, pay, and obey!” has spent itself in Ireland.

Instead of afflicting the People of God with more ideology (or ‘guff’ as Prax so eloquently puts it), it would behove ecclesiastical authorities to protect the Church’s patrimony and to educate the faithful in the truths of Catholicism. Benedict XVI actively encourages the Compendium Catechism of the Catholic Church. Is this being used in the institutions of Catholic education in Ireland?

Is there a bishop anywhere in the Emerald Isle with sufficient instincts of leadership to found a liturgical institute that would teach authentic liturgical science and frame it in relationship to all the other branches in theology? Such an institute would provide education as well in liturgical art and architecture – and not just the various schools of such but provide a deep understanding of the historical development of liturgical art and architeture. After all, how can a tradition be maintained if it is not understood and appreciated?

Given the kind of concerted effort made in the nineteenth century to educate and form clergy and laity in the liturgy, Ireland would see a return to the practice of the Catholic religion. Perhaps, though, the very fear of this lies at the heart of the current ecclesial paralysis.

How many ad limina visits must it take before the penny finally drops?

ACCOUNTABILITY???

AND HOW ABOUT THE HERMENEUTIC OF CONTINUITY???