tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post8701880854291817014..comments2023-06-08T11:21:10.878-04:00Comments on EPISTLES FROM THE SCRIPTORIUM: Sacramental Tyranny: The Price Of Salvation?Brian Michael Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-9301431713444931072008-04-17T14:36:00.000-04:002008-04-17T14:36:00.000-04:00No, no. I found the article in First Things highl...No, no. I found the article in First Things highly fascinating. Nothing I said is really news. What's new, however, is that Clericalism been observed by notable Catholic thinkers as perverted behavior. Moving forward with Reform of the Reform requires looking to the root of why things are as they are -- not just locally, but universally. Clericalism obviously is a universal problem, as Neuhouse and Shaw point out, and it enables the fat cats to enjoy their status quo. We know already from his statements and documents that Benedict is not satisfied with the status quo. He's working, really, like Christ, to shake things up. Clericalism is a way for those for whom the Pope's message is meant to go deaf. <BR/><BR/>We don't hear much about Clericalism, we only see its effects and wonder about it. I think ultimately, to the clercs' detriment, it will take an active role of the Populus Dei to combat it. One thing, and perhaps the only thing on side of God's People, is that without us, the clerics can not define their role. Priests come from our numbers, and if a great numbers of the priests we have abuse and mistreat us, why should we feel inclined to sacrifice our youth to become monsters? Food for thought. It's the old addage: pain makes you think, thinking makes you wise, wisdom makes life endurable. <BR/><BR/>JPJason Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531010709396601925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-55915835588689686772008-04-17T13:58:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:58:00.000-04:00Did something new happen to get you so worked up, ...Did something new happen to get you so worked up, or is all this just resentment from what happened?Motherhenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847866120253288588noreply@blogger.com