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To: NYer
How very, very sad. A Bishop out playing games while the wolves ravage the flock. Very, very sad indeed. May God have mercy upon him for his dereliction of duty.
15 posted on 01/30/2006 1:52:24 AM PST by pipeorganman
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To: pipeorganman
How very, very sad. A Bishop out playing games while the wolves ravage the flock. Very, very sad indeed. May God have mercy upon him for his dereliction of duty.

Look at post #14. This type of masculinity is exactly what we need among the clergy today to attract men to the religious life and the priesthood.

Moreover, I'd argue that this bishop is doing exactly the right thing to attract converts and reverts. People love sports, especially in Chicago. He is communicating with them using a medium they understand.
16 posted on 01/30/2006 4:26:02 AM PST by hispanichoosier
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To: pipeorganman
How very, very sad. A Bishop out playing games while the wolves ravage the flock. Very, very sad indeed. May God have mercy upon him for his dereliction of duty.

Actually, I think it's a wonderful thing. It helps to relieve stress, among other things.

And, yes, the demonstration of masculinity goes miles when it comes to attracting young men. It shouldn't be, but it does. I've seen it here in choirs. At my former parish, the choir director was a soccer coach and played hockey in a night league. He had all sorts of boys in the choir. They'd rather be in the choir than serve Mass.

17 posted on 01/30/2006 4:31:40 AM PST by Desdemona (Music Librarian and provider of cucumber sandwiches, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary. Hats required.)
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To: pipeorganman

Bishop Paprocki became well known among traditionalists about 9 years ago when he preached a homily at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago calling for a Reform of the Reform. He used the example of the decision by the Chicago City council to admit they made a mistake turning State St. into a pedestrian mall and their willingness to tear it up and restore it to vehicular traffic. He said the Church needed to admit that the liturgical reforms after (note, after--he was not rejecting the Council itself) Vatican II were in some ways flawed and needed to be fixed.

People gave him an ovation (I don't remember if it was a standing O but at St. Johns people never, I mean never, applaud in church) when he finished. The homily was printed in Catholic World Report, I believe.

At the time he was vice-chanceloor of the archdiocese. He later became chancellor and then auxiliary bishop. He also runs marathons.

Before you leap to conclusions, do some research. You calumniated a good bishop. You should instead be praying that he is named to his own see ASAP so that he can be ready for one of the major dioceses before he's in his dotage.


22 posted on 01/31/2006 6:19:45 AM PST by Dionysiusdecordealcis
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