tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post3344979718129981613..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Guarding the Guards, a dutyFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-26588736242382566182014-10-20T09:17:54.646+01:002014-10-20T09:17:54.646+01:00Regarding the fifth paragaph and mention of suspec...Regarding the fifth paragaph and mention of suspect groups being invited to speak by a bishop, I recently attended one of these meetings out of curiosity and strictly as an undercover observer. One should not criticise something without experiencing it first hand.<br /><br /> For the bishop to have said that he saw nothing wrong in it seems to indicate either that he had neither read nor asked about it, had never attended one of its meetings or that he agreed with its aims to 'change the Church'. Sadly I think the latter may have been the case.<br /><br />On the form I was asked to fill in at the end, in answer to 'Will you be attending further meetings' I put a large NO! I was not being brave - it was anonymous! Pelerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243859145007696053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-38675328367819950202014-10-20T00:24:55.709+01:002014-10-20T00:24:55.709+01:00Mr Travers, I think this is a good, simple explana...Mr Travers, I think this is a good, simple explanation of Tradition in the Catholic Faith: http://www.catholicfaith.org.uk/Home/Catholic-Faith/The-Church-the-Meaning-of-our-lives/Scripture-TraditionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-25299629934576400852014-10-19T23:49:12.533+01:002014-10-19T23:49:12.533+01:00I would never understand Tradition in such tight t...I would never understand Tradition in such tight terms but as Dei Verbum does in terms of 'that which has been handed on', that includes rites, but should not be limited to it. Tradition is as much part of Revelation as Scripture.<br /><br /><br />Read Ratzinger, to start with Introduction to Christianity.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-51754733272847564392014-10-19T22:19:39.705+01:002014-10-19T22:19:39.705+01:00The word ‘Tradition’ is often referred to in these...The word ‘Tradition’ is often referred to in these interesting blogs and I would welcome some explanation of what this term means and what it signifies. The impression I have is that ‘Tradition’ means the past practices of the body of the Church in terms of its rites, rules, rituals, forms of prayer which are still in use today. As such, ‘Tradition’ is distinguished from ‘Faith’. Traditions are important as they are adjuncts to Faith, or facilitators of Faith, and are considered to represent ‘best practice’ or ‘ideal practice’ by which any variant practices should be judged. It seems correct to say that Traditions, unlike Faith, are created by men. Therefore they are not timeless. They originate from a point in time. <br />If we go back to the foundation of the Church then is it there, in the practices of those early decades, that we should seek for the authentic Tradition which cannot be superseded or surpassed by that which followed? And should we discard all that followed as not being Traditional? But rather a gloss or unnecessary add-on? In seeking Tradition how far do we go back? At what point in time, what era, do we reach out to in order to find authentic Tradition if not to the start of it all? Or can we go to multiple points in time to select different elements of practice which collectively we may regard as representing Tradition? Who decides what is Traditional? <br />Our Faith is derived from Judaism but the Jewish washing and dietary traditions of the Old Testament play no part in the lives of the Faithful today. So at various points the Church has discarded what were once Traditions. Can one be a faithful Catholic unless one also follows the Traditions and, if so, which should be followed?Thomas Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014018361644066318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-88149826585117084472014-10-19T01:00:12.600+01:002014-10-19T01:00:12.600+01:00Father, I can't even begin to imagine whom you...Father, I can't even <i>begin</i> to imagine whom you might have in mind in your fifth paragraph ;)Wynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725423840111655020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-12038484163465205132014-10-18T03:05:09.065+01:002014-10-18T03:05:09.065+01:00Cardinal Burke has finally stated explicitly what ...Cardinal Burke has finally stated explicitly what everyone knows - that the Holy Father is responsible for the attacks on the doctrine of the Faith and the moral law: http://www.sanctepater.com/2014/10/burke-synod-designed-to-weaken-churchs.html?m=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-90981783851236639932014-10-18T00:17:37.937+01:002014-10-18T00:17:37.937+01:00I could not believe it when I read that the Sistin...I could not believe it when I read that the Sistine Chapel was to be rented out for a private event. It may be the case that the Vatican is strapped for cash. Hmmmm!<br />I don't like it when churches are rented out for concerts. I have seen it happen several times and I am not sure that the Blessed Sacrament has been removed whilst the event takes place. I visited Prague once and there were concerts in just about every church in Prague.JARayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138004129894177863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-28357746175548746852014-10-17T23:59:31.522+01:002014-10-17T23:59:31.522+01:00We mustn't relax our vigilance for a moment. T...We mustn't relax our vigilance for a moment. The adversaries of the one true Faith have been provoked into the barely suppressed rage of a roaring lion. It's unacceptable that the bishops should be trying to tinker around with the entirely flawed Relatio text, which their revolt has shown to be a tendentious, fraudulent fabrication of what they actually decided. <br />Instead they should start from scratch, sack the previous editorial team, and have each group feeding in its findings and proofreading the report in open group discussion, before it is published.<br />And they should place it on solemn record that they have rejected the previous document, not merely objected to it. Otherwise it will carry on popping up and being used as an 'authority'.John Vaschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335331585265267754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-41712972579211915752014-10-17T21:57:52.316+01:002014-10-17T21:57:52.316+01:00I challenged my local priest & catechist in We...I challenged my local priest & catechist in West Sussex about strange, modern interpretations & pronouncements. I did it gently and with cocncern. However, I was told to mind my own business and leave it to the experts!? Now they all avoid me! I now travel a round trip of 50 miles on Sundays whenever possible!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817614514970767544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-14300349610201813672014-10-17T21:48:55.571+01:002014-10-17T21:48:55.571+01:00What do you mean by "obscurantist Pope"?...What do you mean by "obscurantist Pope"?Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537123281964278798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-19407200680276053432014-10-17T21:06:31.950+01:002014-10-17T21:06:31.950+01:00Excellent post, Father. I am circulating it now!
...Excellent post, Father. I am circulating it now!<br /><br />Thank you!Cosmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199946824127025416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-65319892741488929542014-10-17T19:07:52.522+01:002014-10-17T19:07:52.522+01:00My heart sank when I read about this Porsche event...My heart sank when I read about this Porsche event, where they will be hosting Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle. This is what Rossini himself had to say about this piece.<br /><br />At the end of the score, he wrote, “Dear Lord, here it is finished, this poor little mass. Have I just written sacred music, or rather sacrilegious music?Anna Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021320179420759785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-57382394682693351972014-10-17T14:28:22.616+01:002014-10-17T14:28:22.616+01:00Well, there he goes again!
"Pope Francis all...Well, there he goes again!<br /><br />"Pope Francis allows Sistine Chapel to be rented out for private corporate event" - Telegraph<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/11168027/Pope-Francis-allows-Sistine-Chapel-to-be-rented-out-for-private-corporate-event.html<br /><br />Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />To me there are echoes of John 12:4-5 and Luke 19:46 in this.<br /><br />"But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, said, Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?"<br /><br />"My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves."<br /><br />Otherwise said perhaps: 'Why was this house of God not rented out to a multinational corporation (Porsche) and the money...etc.'<br /><br />October 18th...while the Synod is in progress...Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.com