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Faith at the Finish Line in Boston [clergy turned away]
Wall Street Journal ^ | April 25, 2013 | Jennifer Graham

Posted on 04/27/2013 12:35:27 PM PDT by Lonely Bull

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To: SuziQ

That is the point that, while willing to take risks themselves, they would agree that their risk taking should not risk *others*. Again, with the unique situation of a bomb having gone off, with more bombs possibly soon to go off.

I’m seeing this entirely from the perspective of a terrorist bombing response and emergency services. The number one priority is to get every living person away and EOD in there to look for other bombs and defuse them before they can kill and maim even more people. There might even be truck bombs with the intent of taking down high rise buildings.

What muddles the situation are swine like Bloomberg, who intentionally excluded clergy at the memorial to 9-11. That is worlds apart from what I’m talking about.


21 posted on 04/27/2013 4:23:10 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: Doug Loss
The priests weren’t strong enough in their faith.

What a bunch of malarkey!

22 posted on 04/27/2013 4:36:07 PM PDT by mtg
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To: stanne

Thank you.


23 posted on 04/27/2013 6:21:49 PM PDT by Oratam
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To: mtg; Doug Loss

No. that’s the way I see it. I think DL is quite correct. I’m going to follow this story.


24 posted on 04/27/2013 6:38:21 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Oratam

:)
Fr. Rutler is still at the Church of Our Savior. I believe it’s on 4th (Park, below Grand central). Haven’t been home in years, so . . .

But, I wrote him today; wanted to make sure he saw this, I’m sure, but. . . buried in a Saturday WSJ, anyone could miss it.


25 posted on 04/27/2013 6:42:09 PM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne; Doug Loss

Where do you two get off questioning the status of these priests’ faith?

I’m appalled !!!

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26 posted on 04/27/2013 6:53:27 PM PDT by Mears
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To: stanne
No. that’s the way I see it. I think DL is quite correct.

You honestly think these priests lack faith because they did not force their way onto police, causing all kinds of problems for them during the middle of a major catastrophe? That is absurd.

27 posted on 04/27/2013 7:40:33 PM PDT by mtg
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To: Mears

A child did not get last rites. Why? What kept the priests form getting in there?

That is very questionable.


28 posted on 04/27/2013 7:55:01 PM PDT by stanne
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To: mtg

The catstrophe was threat of death. The only thing worse than that is the threat of eternal damnation, and by far.

What happened?


29 posted on 04/27/2013 7:56:11 PM PDT by stanne
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Rev. Tom Carzon

Former Pastor at Holy Ghost in Denver. A very devout Priest.

30 posted on 04/27/2013 8:10:39 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
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To: mtg; Mears

From the article, the Wall Street Journal, a more right leaning NY paper:

“In light of the devastation in Boston, the denial of access to clergy is a trifling thing . .”

Why is ANYONE walking away with THIS notion?

These are trying times. We have the USCCB, including Cardinal Dolan, coming out with statements that make headlines which read “Ardinal Dolan Agrees with Obama, there needs to be Gun Control” and Archbishop Gomez spending Parish money $800,000 to assist illegal Mexicans in this country.

NOT A PEEP{ PEEP about Gosnell Nary a word about abortion not a sound from the pulpit about the scourge on the family that is birth control not a word.


31 posted on 04/27/2013 8:11:37 PM PDT by stanne
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To: mtg; Mears

All due respect, of course.

It’s just that there’s no way anyone was going to keep out priests from the twin Towers bombing. They died for it, as did many in the battlefield, which this was.


32 posted on 04/27/2013 8:25:05 PM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne
My original post about last rites being pre-Vatican 2 was partly facetious. I think Joe and Mary Catholic in the pews think the last rites (and the failure to receive them in extremis) isn't the big deal today that it was 50 years ago. Pope Benedict spent much of his papacy clearing up the misunderstanding concerning the church before and the church after the Second Vatican Council. I hope folks were paying attention.

When I can get my lazy butt out of bed in time, I attend 9 o'clock Mass at Our Saviour. Otherwise, it's 11 o'clock at St. Agnes.

33 posted on 04/27/2013 8:33:19 PM PDT by Oratam
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To: stanne
From the article, the Wall Street Journal, a more right leaning NY paper:

That statement itself shows how naive you are.

The editorial pages of the Journal are conservative. the news pages of the Journal are liberal. I doubt you realize that a past editor of the Journal was none other than Mr. Judy Woodruff, aka Al Hunt.

34 posted on 04/27/2013 8:53:36 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

Oh. IS there a conservative NY paper?


35 posted on 04/27/2013 9:19:26 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Oratam

Great.


36 posted on 04/27/2013 9:19:49 PM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne

The NY Post, toots.


37 posted on 04/27/2013 10:05:14 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

Oh, man!


38 posted on 04/27/2013 11:21:55 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Mears
You're appalled. How very progressive of you, being upset because someone has a different viewpoint than you. As more than one person has said, the priests in NYC would never have let the civil authorities keep them from performing their sacramental duties on 9/11. Sorry, but you're just wrong.
39 posted on 04/28/2013 5:04:47 AM PDT by Doug Loss
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To: mtg
You honestly think these priests lack faith because they did not force their way onto police, causing all kinds of problems for them during the middle of a major catastrophe?

Yes, I do.

40 posted on 04/28/2013 5:06:17 AM PDT by Doug Loss
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