USCCB wants to Wait
I don't know about you, but I'm having a problem trying to understand the USCCB (United States Council of Catholic Bishops). In looking over the past two years or so, what has eminated from there office has been chilling. Now, don't get me wrong, this is not a blanket statement on all bishops in the U.S. Many bishops serve Christ most faithfully in union with the See of Rome. I'm talking about what eventually propogates out of the whole body of the USCCB. In looking over some utterings, I am beginning to notice a theme developing.
Firstly, on the way the whole pedophile/pederast controversy was handled. Individual diocese took to shuffling priests around from parish to parish. When this came to a head and the USCCB could no longer ignore it, they hemmed and hawed over what to do only to have the Vatican send it back to be rewritten.
The Vatican said that the punishment for priests was too severe. I do not nessisarily agree, but it demonstrates how the USCCB, having let a situation fester, over reacted only to be slapped down by the Vatican. In all, the issue was only partially settled as the issue of homosexuality was never addressed.
Secondly, movie reviews, in this case a compare and contrast. The review of the "Passion of the Christ" was given a muted, cautious, if not a back handed endorsement. The bishops cited the violence in the movie as the reason for the negative review. Then the movie "Broke Back Mountian". This movie was more warmlingly endorsed on whole than the passion.
Thirdly, the news this week that the U.S. bishops wanted the Vatican to stall the release of the statement on homosexuality in the priesthood. Now many had wondered why this has taken so long, and to the Vatican's credit, they refused the request by the U.S. bishops to stall the release. The U.S. bishops reasoning went along the lines of... we wanted the review of the seminaries to quiet down, to avoid the appearance of a witch hunt on homosexuals.
What!?!?!
It seems to me that the USCCB is more concerned with other issues than staying faithful to the magistarium and the See of Rome. Its times like this that I remember Matthew 16: "...and the fires of hell shall not prevail against you"
Is there hope? Our hope rests in Christ.
God bless.
Firstly, on the way the whole pedophile/pederast controversy was handled. Individual diocese took to shuffling priests around from parish to parish. When this came to a head and the USCCB could no longer ignore it, they hemmed and hawed over what to do only to have the Vatican send it back to be rewritten.
The Vatican said that the punishment for priests was too severe. I do not nessisarily agree, but it demonstrates how the USCCB, having let a situation fester, over reacted only to be slapped down by the Vatican. In all, the issue was only partially settled as the issue of homosexuality was never addressed.
Secondly, movie reviews, in this case a compare and contrast. The review of the "Passion of the Christ" was given a muted, cautious, if not a back handed endorsement. The bishops cited the violence in the movie as the reason for the negative review. Then the movie "Broke Back Mountian". This movie was more warmlingly endorsed on whole than the passion.
Thirdly, the news this week that the U.S. bishops wanted the Vatican to stall the release of the statement on homosexuality in the priesthood. Now many had wondered why this has taken so long, and to the Vatican's credit, they refused the request by the U.S. bishops to stall the release. The U.S. bishops reasoning went along the lines of... we wanted the review of the seminaries to quiet down, to avoid the appearance of a witch hunt on homosexuals.
What!?!?!
It seems to me that the USCCB is more concerned with other issues than staying faithful to the magistarium and the See of Rome. Its times like this that I remember Matthew 16: "...and the fires of hell shall not prevail against you"
Is there hope? Our hope rests in Christ.
God bless.
posted by kepha | 9:49 AM
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