The official Roman Catholic thread

myboyblue · February 12, 2018, 1:59pm

Go easy, he made his stand. I presume he wont make the ceremony either.

backinatracksuit · February 12, 2018, 2:00pm

I’ve three other kids mate, I have no real problem with the church, in my business a certain level of tolerance is required.
Despite accusations to the contrary I have a fairly lukewarm view of the church, what I don’t like is the hypocrites, Jesus didn’t like them either,

the_man_himself · February 12, 2018, 2:01pm

Fair enough if you were minding the other kids

backinatracksuit · February 12, 2018, 2:02pm

It was past bedtime before they got home

Horsebox · February 12, 2018, 2:02pm

That’s very magnanimous of you.

anon61956325 · February 12, 2018, 2:03pm

@backinatracksuit must be very relieved.

the_man_himself · February 12, 2018, 2:03pm

I only go a few times a year but nothing worse than kids screaming at mass

Portumna_Bridge · February 12, 2018, 2:03pm

In my parish there are 10 primary schools, and the two churches will be plódaithe every Saturday through April and May for the FHC ceremonies. About 22 classes of children will receive the sacrament of FHC, and this has been the norm for the last 6 years. The year my middle child had her FHC, the parish ran a FHC enrichment programme for the parents of children receiving the sacrament. One meeting each week for about a month. A total of six (6) people showed up, and I don’t know do they do it anymore.

Not meaning to offend the faithful, patient Catholics here, the churches will be full of Bouncy Castle Catholics for those few Saturdays. Why would any priest try to discourage people fro returning to the church if they decide to go with the old style fire and brimstone/sin routine? The church gets very few days when they have a full building, and they get a lecture on how to vote?

Enrique · February 12, 2018, 4:44pm

So let me get this straight. A non-Catholic (and long time critic of the Church) @backinatracksuit is allowing or accepting his daughter to become a Catholic, presumably because of the benefits or perceived benefits she will accrue from being a Catholic, but is not happy that the Church are actually communicating some of it’s core tenets during one of the processes of his daughter becoming a voluntary member of said organization.

You couldn’t make that up.

backinatracksuit · February 12, 2018, 4:51pm

A lot of inaccuracies there mate, my only problem was with what I considered an inappropriate mass said for a bunch of 7 and 8 year old kids, he should have made some concession, I’d say 95% of priests would. My wife was dissapointed with the language used when she took the church’s record as regards the mother and baby homes into account.
The church has a fierce hold on people that they cannot accept any criticism at all

Little_Lord_Fauntleroy · February 12, 2018, 5:43pm

no mate, I think it is quite clear what the issue is here and I agree with @backinatracksuit

a family mass should be family focussed

iron_mike · February 12, 2018, 5:55pm

Have not read completely through this thread but it looks to as if the order came from the bushop to delIver the message on yesterdays date which means that every other mass in the diocese has to do the same. Looks to me like it would have been a good move on the priests part to lift the phone and ask if he could put it back to next Sunday or maybe he did and got told know

backinatracksuit · February 12, 2018, 5:57pm

I don’t think so mate, my wife says it was a letter from a layman in Waterford, an architect no less,
Either way he could have delivered a sermon. The Limerick Catholics here could confirm if it was read at all masses

iron_mike · February 12, 2018, 5:58pm

Does strengthen your case if that’s the way it was

backinatracksuit · February 12, 2018, 7:08pm

I don’t have any case mate, I didn’t feel it was an appropriate mass for a huge number of small children, the real Christians here felt it was not only appropriate but timely, these are opinions.
The surprise for me is that I’ve been held up as a long time critic of the church, I thought I’d been very much middle of the road, I have no beef with the church, i don’t like the hypocrisy of certain Catholics here who live very unchristian lives but that’s no criticism of the church.

caoimhaoin · February 12, 2018, 7:12pm

Why?

Do you know the dynamics of their household?

Maybe he brought her to hockey that morning while mam hung out with the other kids???

iron_mike · February 12, 2018, 7:22pm

I agree with you and you know that I am a person of faith

backinatracksuit · February 12, 2018, 7:30pm

You strike me as a very decent fella mike, I’m not at all surprised that you can see some sense here rather than seeking to have my poor child denied communion. I’d say the majority of church goers are equally sensible, this was a nonsense

Raylan · February 12, 2018, 7:35pm

The mysteries of blind devotion must come easy to you - a fella that supports Limerick despite having lived in Kilkenny with thirty years

iron_mike · February 12, 2018, 7:36pm

Look,
There’s a time and a place for everything. I thought at first that maybe the Bishop had issued a letter to which a lot of priests would have no choice but to read it out. But as you say it was a private letter that the priest decided to read out.
That too me makes no sense. I am in no way saying that we should shelter our children from what’s going on re the whole abortion thing but their age demands that we treat them more cautiously than say adolescents.