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 ...
Who is the bishop and his archbishop and where is this in Tanzania?
ReplyDeleteBishop Agathonikos of Arusha and Central Tanzania and Dimitrios of Irinoupolis, I believe. The village is Mombe.
DeleteCertainly a place where you want to take extra care with the censor
ReplyDeleteWhat language are they using,,,,I hope not Greek,,,it should be on the native language,,,,,why are the bishops Greek and not tanzanian?
ReplyDeleteI’m all for native language and clergy but those things take time from a logistics and spiritual standpoint. You need translators to do a massive amount of work, and do it without making serious errors, not a small endeavor for any linguist, look at all the problems we’ve had with English over the centuries. And you can’t just pick out a random native inhabitant and make them a bishop. There needs to be spiritual development and major catechism, it might take a couple generations before you have worthy candidates.
DeleteThat being said they may have already done all of that in this case, I can’t pretend I know the details of this region. Just reflecting off of the challenges my missionary friends (clergy) have faced in other countries, where for example they can’t find suitable candidates yet, because the men view extra-marital affairs as standard cultural practice. A lot to work on depending on the culture/situation.
no excuse for greek cultural dominance, is it? I will bet many speak english
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