A Response to “On administering Holy Communion in a Time of a Plague”
This was sent to me and deserves a read. You can read the Calivas article here . We can all agree that we are living in unusual times. However, the nature and extent of the illness that we face, and the proper response of the Church, is a matter of much disagreement. We have seen various responses to the COVID-19 epidemic: calls to close our Churches as infectious vectors, and demands to open them as places of spiritual healing. Directives a) ordering the cessation of sacramental life as part of an effort to “flatten the curve,” and cries for access to the divine grace that flows forth from those very mysteries; b) calling for the restriction of “at-risk persons,” and serious questions about the validity of such controls, c) instructions to liturgists to wear personal protective equipment during the celebration of the divine services and the distribution of the holy Mysteries, and uncertainty about the fitness of such practices. Who has been championing what and on behalf of whom? The ...
Beautiful - for a group of Catholics - HA! HA!
ReplyDeleteThey are Orthodox enough for me!
Thought you might find this amusing.
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I won't waste a post on it, but I'll say a few quick things...
ReplyDelete1. Met. Hilarion could hardly be called pro-Greek Catholic. His statements over the last few years have been anything but supportive of the very existence of the Church.
2. I'm not wont to rant nor comment much on other people's blogs. I understand that the stridency of my commentary will have no greater effect on the opinions of others than if I politely posit an opinion or two.
3. I'm Orthodox. While I have not always been so the same could be said for much of the people populating the Church in the New World. I trust no one holds this fact against me.
LOL.
ReplyDeleteThe lady doth protest too much, methinks.
This is at least the second time she has attempted to crown you with this title. Pretty amusing since she is clearly using you as a "news source" whether she will admit it or not.