Posted on 05/21/2020 6:09:34 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Irish government will not lift its ban on public worship until July 20th, despite reopening restaurants, public libraries, opticians, and numerous other “non-essential” activities.
Many European countries have already resumed public worship and almost all others will have reopened long before Ireland does. Sweden, Poland, and Bulgaria never suspended public worship at all, while worship has already returned in the Czech Republic, Germany, Croatia, Monaco, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Estonia, Norway, Austria, Romania, Greece, and Italy.
Frustrated Irish Catholics have urged their leaders to be more forceful in pleading their case to government but in many cases the bishops themselves have seemed the most reluctant of all to return to the celebration of Sunday Mass with the presence of the faithful.
A front-page article in The Irish Catholic earlier this month insisted that “Church leaders must lobby the government for a timeframe that is realistic, ambitious, and keeps public health to the fore.”
“A swifter return to public worship can be achieved if there is the will,” the article stated. “It is not appropriate to leave this entirely in the hands of well-meaning public officials, many of whom may be unfamiliar with the patterns of liturgy and Church life.”
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Ireland has really lost its way, sad.
Been there, done that...c’mon Ireland get your act together.
https://www.irishcatholic.com/upon-these-rocks/
“Once Catholic . . .”
So sad.
Do you really think so? I don't.
The Celtic language is one of the four indigenous languages of Europe (Latin, Greek and German are the other three.) The Irish are an OLD people and will survive and thrive.
I've been there and I loved it.
What made it interesting is that in 99% of the world people just don't want to talk to tourists. They want to mind their own business. The Irish, however, like to talk with the foreigners. What a refreshing change it was for me.
I'd go back there in a New York minute.
Our guide was very nice and on Saturday afternoon, about 4:45 she said that "Now it was time to go to Mass." So we went to Mass! She said to those who didn't care to go or weren't Catholics that they could sit outside the church or go to the shops around the area.
It was the FIRST time in my life on tour, and we went on MANY tours, that Mass was included on the tour. That didn't even happen in Italy or Rome.
We went to Northern Ireland as well and our guide was half Irish and half CHINESE. He was very strange looking.
I asked him if he had married an Irish girl and he said, "Yes, Katie Margaret." Lol. You never know!
I meant in a political sense. We were going to be going to Ireland this summer but unfortunately the trip got canceled we hope to try again next year.
It's a wonderful country.
Yes I am looking forward to visiting, the ChiCom virus stole our trip from us. My Grandma’s family came from Ireland. We will try again.
My paternal grandmother had some Irish in her. FAITH AND BEGORRA!
I'm glad you're going to give Ireland another try.
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