There you have it! During the cardinal's meeting with the pope in Rome, the media were on "stand by" waiting for confirmation of Cardinal Law's resignation. Though I despise the morning talk shows, I flipped between cbs/abc/nbc to see how they covered the topic. Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, however,seemed to have an "inside scoop". The cameras switched to a live feed from Rome with, none other than Cardinal Mahony. Diane gloated as she raised the same question to him about Cardinal Law. When Cardinal Mahony mentioned that the topic never came up, Sawyer's face turned from smile to frown. She spoke up ... "But YOU said that ...." and with that the live feed went dead. Her frustration was quite visible as she assured her audience that they would take a break and hopefully resume their interview.
When the media look towards Cardinal Mahony as a resource ... you KNOW to be on guard.
These are truly sad times for the catholic faithful. I feel blessed to know you and many others on this forum. Together perhaps we can help each other through the turbulent period ahead. In the meantime, pray for the Holy Father. Too many in the catholic clergy (using the support of the American media) are already discussing the changes that will probably be implemented with the next pope.
I saw that story about Ms. Sawyer and Cardinal Mahony as well. Isn't it sad? I rack my brains trying to figure out who is orthodox and who is not amongst our church leaders, and then I finally remember to keep my eyes and ears on Rome. I probably do this a couple of times a day!
These are truly sad times for the catholic faithful. I feel blessed to know you and many others on this forum. Together perhaps we can help each other through the turbulent period ahead. In the meantime, pray for the Holy Father.
Thanks, I feel exactly the same way. That is one of the blessings of being "in the ghetto" in my opinion. At this time, I think we need to lean on one another and not waste time or words or thoughts about being on the mainstream "breaking news" section. Anyone who was going to lurk on some of the religeous posting will do so anyway, and at this juncture, I think we need to strengthen our faith and keep together, in order to weather the storm. There is nothing worse than thinking one is alone. It seems to me that Father Elijah started gathering us together... and now history_matters is trying to keep up what Father started. It has helped me out spiritually to see the cohesiveness we now have.
Just my 2 cents! It is 75 degrees here today, I'm outta here!