[ninenot]

Can you imagine the translation those two would come up with, left to their own devices?

For practical purposes, we already have that--

Further deterioration is virtually un-imaginable.

[B Knotts]

Oh, I'm quite sure they could think of something. :-P

[fortunecookie]

Can you imagine the translation those two would come up with, left to their own devices? For practical purposes, we already have that--

Further deterioration is virtually un-imaginable.

Here in Trautman's kingdom, I suspect he can sink even lower, if only just a little. He never fails to slink. We don't have goddess banners here yet, afterall. He routinely thumbs his nose at Rome. Actually he has his lackeys do the thumbing, he doesn't deign to speak to them himself, regarding himself as their superior, uniquely posited to rule his people. We hear negative Rome comments routinely, and when asked, we are told it comes from the top. He actually demanded our obedience in a newletter that required us to disregard Rome's ruling on kneeling. We were to show our brotherhood and unity and respect to him, our direct superior, by not kneeling after communion.

Besides, now the big whine is 'how will the people adjust to these big changes'??? Mind you, they have worked hard to make many unauthorized changes to Catholicism as it's practiced here in our diocese in just a decade or so, changing the way we worship and how our churches are adorned and what is proper for worship. And those changes were thrust upon us (we had better go along, we were warned, many left the faith altogether), but now, these particular changes, well, humphh. He just won't do it, for the good of his flock.

[fortunecookie]

Can you imagine the translation those two would come up with, left to their own devices? For practical purposes, we already have that--

Further deterioration is virtually un-imaginable.

Here in Trautman's kingdom, I suspect he can sink even lower, if only just a little. He never fails to slink. We don't have goddess banners here yet, afterall. He routinely thumbs his nose at Rome. Actually he has his lackeys do the thumbing, he doesn't deign to speak to them himself, regarding himself as their superior, uniquely posited to rule his people. We hear negative Rome comments routinely, and when asked, we are told it comes from the top. He actually demanded our obedience in a newletter that required us to disregard Rome's ruling on kneeling. We were to show our brotherhood and unity and respect to him, our direct superior, by not kneeling after communion.

Besides, now the big whine is 'how will the people adjust to these big changes'??? Mind you, they have worked hard to make many unauthorized changes to Catholicism as it's practiced here in our diocese in just a decade or so, changing the way we worship and how our churches are adorned and what is proper for worship. And those changes were thrust upon us (we had better go along, we were warned, many left the faith altogether), but now, these particular changes, well, humphh. He just won't do it, for the good of his flock.