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If you want a Pagan Easter!

April 13th, 2011, Promulgated by Choir

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9 Responses to “If you want a Pagan Easter!”

  1. Scott W. says:

    Apparently it’s my turn to eat my on words on MV. I think he really shot himself in the foot with his counsel to leave a parish over the homily.

  2. Choir says:

    What wrong with the advice of leaving the parish. He didn’t say leave the Church, just the parish. I think that’s pretty sound advice.

  3. MD says:

    A homily which promoted liturgical dance and personally insulted those who disagreed with it was the straw that broke the camel’s back at UR Newman for me. I never went back after that.

  4. Scott W. says:

    What wrong with the advice of leaving the parish. He didn’t say leave the Church, just the parish. I think that’s pretty sound advice.

    I think you need alot more than an inappropriate homily to seriously entertain fleeing. (And note: I fully agree that it IS inappropriate, and doubly so in Holy Week). In the cotext of what MD said, “the straw that broke the camel’s back” then yes, as a part of a string of abuses, sure. This is a pretext for bailing. But that context isn’t here. As much as I appreciate MV’s tell-it-like-it-is approach, I think he overdid it here.

  5. Ben Anderson says:

    Apparently it’s my turn to eat my on words on MV

    scott w – we’re playing good cop, bad cop on MV 🙂

    btw – I finally subscribed to your blog. Are you in the area?

  6. MD says:

    Mark Shea has apparently decided that this is just a completely absurd video, and that Michael Voris is overstepping his bounds and pretending to be a bishop…
    http://markshea.blogspot.com/2011/04/if-catholic-star-starts-entertaining.html

    My response to him:

    Mark,

    This entire column is ridiculous, and you know it. There is nothing wrong with finding a new parish if your parish priest feels the need to talk about Earth Day on Easter Sunday. There’s no law that says one must attend a given parish, nor does one need the permission of a Bishop to change parishes. You’re slandering Mr. Voris’ good name by implying that he is encouraging schism, when he is doing nothing of the sort.

    Peace to you,

    Matt

  7. Scott W. says:

    btw – I finally subscribed to your blog. Are you in the area?

    Thanks! By in the area, do you mean the DOR? No, I’m Richmond Diocese, I’m like Bill Clinton in that I feel your pain. 🙂

  8. Ben Anderson says:

    No, I’m Richmond Diocese

    another DOR? well, I guess meeting up for lunch won’t work then.

  9. I agree that Easter Sunday is wholly inappropriate for talking about Earth Day. I am in support of Earth Day in regard to picking up trash and doing things to beautify public surroundings like planting flowers and trees. I took part in the first Earth Day many, many years ago, but it did not fall on any holy day such as Good Friday. The City of Rochester holds Clean Sweep days and many church members attend and participate.

    Those involved with the organization of Earth Day should be sensitive and respectful of church holy days, (actually major faith holy days), if they want participation.That kind of thing could be in the form of an announcement on a regular Sunday and pamphlets be provided for those who are interested. But giving a homily on Earth Day takes away from the celebration of Jesus Christ rising from the dead, the Central Feast and Tenet of Faith for all Christians.

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