Catholic Caucus - Michael Brown's Appeal to Cardinals and Bishops

Spirit Daily ^ | 5/1/02 | Michael Brown

[ThomasMore]

Let Cardinal Mahoney know what you think of the new cathedral. "Your comments are welcome!"

I wonder if Mahoney has been in consultation with Robert Shuller. Maybe he's building a new crystal cathedral and going to have an ecumenical Hour of Power! If that's a cathedral and this piece of work, Mahoney, is going to build it, then I'm goin' to look into the Eastern Rite.

[ThomasMore]

MING the MERCILESS:

LOL! That's who Mahoney reminds me of.

[Steve0113]

Cardinal Mahony wants future citizens of Los Angeles to remember him not only for the monumental new cathedral he has commissioned but also for the updated liturgy he has designed for use there.

Who the hell does he think he is to be "designing a liturgy"? Has he ever heard of the G.I.R.M.?

[Aquinasfan]

If that's a cathedral and this piece of work, Mahoney, is going to build it, then I'm goin' to look into the Eastern Rite.

Before you go take a look at FSSP. But I can't say as I'd blame you.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

CARDINALS AND BISHOPS, PLEASE LEAVE THE CHANCERIES AND COME AMONG US TO HEAL

Uhhh, lets see, this should read:

CARDINALS AND BISHOPS, PLEASE LEAVE THE CHANCERIES

AND then maybe we can be HEALed

The hierarchy created this mess. they will not, they cannot fix it.

That is up to the laity and the Pope. The rest of the "middle management" with a full notable exceptions just needs to GO!

[Aquinasfan]

Look at the abominations that Cardinal Mahoney hast wrought. Don your barf bag. Especially before reading #39.

[SoothingDave]

She was removed from the old cathedral building, and interred in an unmarked niche in the chapel of the Archbishops at New Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum; perhaps she is the new patroness of underpaid cemetery workers.

For those not in the know, this is a dig at the good Cardinal's busting up of his cemetery worker's attempt to form a union. Apparently he runs the Catholic Cememteries as a profit center for himself.

SD

[SoothingDave]

Who the hell does he think he is to be "designing a liturgy"? Has he ever heard of the G.I.R.M.?

Say that again. He has zero authority to "design a liturgy"

SD

[ThomasMore]

There's a climate of fear in the diocese," said "Father Jim Franklin," pastor of a vital, crowded parish in a minority neighborhood. "I thank God for Vatican II. But let's look at what it really said about the liturgy, not someone else's version of it."

And the laity is supposed to be obedient to this kind of overlording? I don't think so! It seems that clericalism is alive and well! These liberals have dug in like a Lone Star Tick. They've infiltrated every level of the hierarchy. Its time to push back!

[tiki]

So shall we walk around it 7 days and blow our horns?

[Mike Fieschko]

To the baptismal font!



Here's another funny one ...



Wasn't the 'theme music' something from Franz Liszt?

[maryz]

That second picture's MING the MERCILESS, isn't it? Good likeness.

[Aquinasfan]

For those not in the know, this is a dig at the good Cardinal's busting up of his cemetery worker's attempt to form a union. Apparently he runs the Catholic Cememteries as a profit center for himself.

SD

This is numbing. It's time for me to learn how to do the chaplet of the Divine Mercy.

[tiki]

In a book by Christopher Derrick (I forget which) is a quote which I still recall: "A liturgist is an affliction sent by God so that in times of no overt persecution, a Catholic need not be denied the privilege of suffering for his faith."

Great insight and too true. It's like they're playing little games, slightly or enormously changing the rules so that their pride can show. Creating something new to be remembered by instead of remembering that we come to worship God and His Son, Jesus Christ and that is what is to be remembered. The priest, the liturgist, the musician should fade into the background and present Christ instead of themselves and their egos.

[Aquinasfan]

So shall we walk around it 7 days and blow our horns?

LOL! I would consider travelling there from Boston for that Freep.

[Domestic Church]

Wow (to that inside photo) Where is the *Catholic* in there? They call that a Cathedral?!!!!! Saints preserve us!

[maryz]

The priest, the liturgist, the musician should fade into the background and present Christ instead of themselves and their egos.

This is one reason I prefer the old Mass -- there was a lot less scope for "individual expression." Granted, many priests say the new Mass devoutly and without self-aggrandizement, but with some of them I get the feeling that the Mass is distracting me from the Mass!

[Mike Fieschko]

That second picture's MING the MERCILESS, isn't it? Good likeness.

Yes.

[ejo]

And you wonder about the predicament we are now in, when something like this was allowed to happen....It is high time the Clergy assume responsibility of saving souls. People are clamoring for help, the stress we are living under can only be alleviated by a sincere return to the basics of Catholic teachings....Priests take seriously your calling, you are very special individuals annointed to preach and bring us mortals closer to the gates of heaven. I'm more than positive the Almighty has some very special reward for those of you who are truly dedicated.

[american colleen]

That's what I was thinking... we just can't have anyone inside when we do it!