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 ...
It blows my mind how they are able to wiggle out of giving concrete answers to direct questions.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read it yet (finishing up an online course), but I am looking forward to reading Jean Claude Larchet's most recent book related to all of this:
https://www.svspress.com/the-new-media-epidemic-the-undermining-of-society-family-and-our-own-soul/
Rod Dreher has this right: You continue to do what you can in the political process (such as the above Sen. Sasse's questioning) but you don't expect to prevail in any sort of real or significant way. Classical liberalism has run its course and the prevailing religious foundations of the culture are anti-Christian and anti liberal/tolerant/diverse.
ReplyDeleteInstead, you prepare for a persecution (rather it is hard or soft).