Posted on 08/16/2005 7:25:17 AM PDT by vladimir998
Fight Breaks Out At Catholic Festival
Fights broke out during the annual Feast of the Assumption pilgrimage in Carey Sunday afternoon at the Our Lady of Consolation Shrine.
The religious event is supposed to bring thousands of people together to honor the Virgin Mary, which falls on every Aug. 15.
The annual event was interuppted after a group, known as the "Minister of Annoyance," told the numerous Catholics in attendance to not believe in God and disown their faith.
It sparked a fight between the group and a few teenagers. Carey police were called and arrested three teens and one adult.
One person was sent to an area hospital but refused treatment.
Police tell ONN affiliate WNWO that over the past two years street preachers have shown up to The Feast challenging those in attendance. Sunday, instead of staying in one place, the street preachers dispersed into the crowd and aruguments took place between 300-400 people.
The faithful chased the street preachers out of town says Rev. John Raphael, pastor of The Shrine.
"They show up with video cameras, send threatening faxes, and are there to cause problems," Rev. Raphael tells WNWO. "I instruct my staff and those faithful who show up to ignore them.
"They go to other places and do the same thing. I tell my staff to pray for them."
The Feast of the Assumption vigil still carried on after the brief dispute. This is the 130th year for the pilgrimage to the Our Lady of Consolation Shrine.
Best laugh I've had all day.
The annual event was interuppted after a group, known as the "Minister of Annoyance," told the numerous Catholics in attendance to not believe in God and disown their faith.
Doesnt sound very protestant to me. Are you sure these are evangelicals?
Anyway, to answer your question, no, I'm not sure they're evangelicals, and yes, I agree that it doesn't sound very Christian.
>>Though I posted an article from a Catholic website and posted it to a Catholic thread, I am a Protestant. I am sorry I did not make this clear in my first post, but I think it disruptive to post such things when all I was trying to do was be informative.<
Please define "such things".
Last night at our Shrine to the Blessed Mother when it came time for Father to Elevate the Host it was neat to see the Knights with their swords at attention to Protect Our Lord. We have Caldeans, Italians, Polish, Germans, and even some of our Orthodox friends come to honor the Blessed Mother in our little Shrine in Detroit every August 15th. All these fools do is strenghten the Faith. Frankly, it doesn't sound like Evangelicals, more like radical Pentecostals of the C. Peter Wagner type - they've been known to do this sort of thing in So. Ameica. This must be a radical off shoot as most of the Evangelicals around here are pretty friendly.
BANSHEE ALERT!
These guys are morons and give the rest of us skeptics a bad name.
OK, but how do you explain Papal infallability? Sainthood? The elevation of Mary to quasi-divine status?
(See my profile for my current crusade.)
(Are you handing out veils to young women at Mass yet? Fight the good fight. All of your Catholic sisters on FR should read your excellent profile.)
Uh, you might want to look here.
http://ic.net/~erasmus/RAZINDEX.HTM
Scroll down until you see a bunch of colored boxes. Start there.
They put the fundament back in fundamentalism
"The Gangs of New York", a film from a couple of years ago, gave only a glimpse of the hostility of the Nativists to the Church. Bishop John Hughes was shown at the entrace to a new church (St. Patrick's?), which was being prtected by the Irish. Says a lot that the screen play didn't portray Msgr. Hughes, since he was the defacto leader of the Irish in New York. He was one who helped end the Draft riots, because he was one of the few that the Irish would listen to. THAT doesn't make it into the movie.
I don't, but it would appear that the name it is an accurate description.
Which gives us a clue on how to take care of them.
So, does the veil go over or under the hat?
Like the knight with a mere "flesh wound"? LOL
Not yet, but I have a plan. There are a number of us at my parish who are starting to come with heads covered and even more who are wearing tasteful long skirts and blouses.
Fight the good fight. All of your Catholic sisters on FR should read your excellent profile.
I agree. It's an article I found on the internet. One of many on the topic.
You question the man (and his successors) to whom Jesus gave the Keys to Heaven? Read the Bible Matthew 16 and beyond.
Saints are exemplary Christians worthy of fondness, devotion, study, reverence .... like our favorite uncles who we esteem very highly.
No Protestants are Saints and nor will they be.
Nobody raises Mary to quasi divine status...but she sure was the first Christian, 100% human but full of grace, she was blessed as was the fruit of her womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for sinners, now and at the our of hour death....we need it!
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