tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post7185066954125945443..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: How “Pope Francis” Protects Bishops Who Shield Pedophile PriestsRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-917284352291356802017-03-10T13:39:55.580-05:002017-03-10T13:39:55.580-05:00Hi Kirk -- you may have seen this:
http://triablo...Hi Kirk -- you may have seen this:<br /><br /><a href="http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2016/12/bryan-cross-ordinary-catholic-life-just.html" rel="nofollow">http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2016/12/bryan-cross-ordinary-catholic-life-just.html</a><br /><br />I just popped over to "Called to Confusion" -- there's basically about one new Bryan Cross comment there each of the last six weeks, just to post an article at the tail end of a 600-comment thread. He's still (or was recently) honking on <a href="http://www.calledtocommunion.com/2010/07/ecclesial-consumerism/#comment-210967" rel="nofollow">the problem of transitioning from a tradition in which feelings, emotions, and sentiments are the measure of faith and spirituality, to the Catholic tradition, in which faith, hope, and charity (and thus closeness to God) are supernatural virtues of the intellect and will, and therefore do not entail any particular feeling or emotion or even spiritual consolation</a>.<br /><br />Stellman, of course, is worthless now as a "Drunk Ex Pastor", though he still claims to be nominally Roman Catholic. I'm only aware of one really public "reversion", a commenter here named "john" who had once set up a discussion board devoted to Roman Catholic apologetics, where I took part in some of the discussions. He later reverted, took down the board, and stopped by to let me know. <br /><br />There must be some red faces that we haven't seen among the Roman Catholic "apologetic community" over this pope. <br /><br />John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-79879799672217161722017-03-10T11:40:12.074-05:002017-03-10T11:40:12.074-05:00great prior posts; are you aware of any reversions...great prior posts; are you aware of any reversions?Kirk Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142889734004402296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-25407130808279143422017-03-09T20:13:37.752-05:002017-03-09T20:13:37.752-05:00Kirk, yes, they are letting in married Anglicans l...Kirk, yes, they are letting in married Anglicans like Dwight Longenecker. And the Eastern Orthodox accept married men as priests/presbyters (a priest can’t marry while a priest). And I think you're right about mandatory celibacy being a Cluniac thing. <br /><br />And like you, I hope the eggs never get unscrambled. It seems that Rome is becoming so unattractive that the "convert" population is going way down, and those who did convert are getting buyer's remorse. <br /><br />https://triablogue.blogspot.com/2013/08/catholic-converts-and-buyers-remorse.htmlJohn Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-58085114360847502382017-03-09T19:59:27.703-05:002017-03-09T19:59:27.703-05:00Per ordaining married men, the RC's have been ...Per ordaining married men, the RC's have been doing that via the ordinariat so the groundwork for doing what the other catholic churches have been doing since day 1. Besides, he's going to face up to the vocations crisis and married men are great stopgaps. Also, ism't all this celibates-only stuff mere Cluniac reform than conciliar decree, and a mere imposition of discipline at that; ie ther is no canonical barrier i', aware of stopping this.<br /><br />Let's hope the Babylonish Whore never unscrambles Jorge's eggs, which are best served with tripe.Kirk Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142889734004402296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-52384173720592564802017-03-09T13:01:43.233-05:002017-03-09T13:01:43.233-05:00Kirk, I just don't know, and the thing is, nob...Kirk, I just don't know, and the thing is, nobody really knows. I just saw a slew of articles this morning suggesting that he's going to open up the possibility of ordaining married men. He's 80 years old and he still seems to be in decent health. I'm not sure how Rome is going to unscramble his eggs. <br />John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-77513196262744959012017-03-09T12:17:17.992-05:002017-03-09T12:17:17.992-05:00this must be reflexive then, as Jorge stands to lo...this must be reflexive then, as Jorge stands to lose a lot of ground should another sex scandal arise - which it inevitably must. conscience aside, the political and liability consequences of shielding pedophiles must be less than throwing them under the bus (which they so richly deserve). this must really be the case in latin america where the papists continue to lose ground. what/how is that boy thinking?Kirk Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142889734004402296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-52793669445976217132017-03-09T08:27:54.751-05:002017-03-09T08:27:54.751-05:00I have no idea. If I had to guess, I'd say mos...I have no idea. If I had to guess, I'd say most likely it's the old boys network, keeping an eye out for each other. That's what the original charge was from Marie Collins. John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-53861267986785653402017-03-09T07:33:19.020-05:002017-03-09T07:33:19.020-05:00great post, but what benefit could Jorge derive fr...great post, but what benefit could Jorge derive from his current actions, which fly in the face of all of his (empty) promises? is this, like with proddies and their blocked courts, merely a reaction to protect his fellow good old boys, or is something more sinister afoot (ie, what dirt said bishops might have on Jorge)?Kirk Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142889734004402296noreply@blogger.com