tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455471.post115351225249657468..comments2023-10-08T04:38:50.663-05:00Comments on Much Nothing About Ado: Communion Thoughts and more....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455471.post-1154747325528482692006-08-04T22:08:00.000-05:002006-08-04T22:08:00.000-05:00What I find so disappointing in so much of what is...What I find so disappointing in so much of what is happening in our church right now is the way both sides twist the "truth" to serve their own agendas instead of believing the best of each other in love. There seems to be such arrogance on both sides, such inability to see beyond themselves...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455471.post-1154355043176794332006-07-31T09:10:00.000-05:002006-07-31T09:10:00.000-05:00Interestingly, Susie, as you probably already know...Interestingly, Susie, as you probably already know, your view on running a church mirrors the Catholic position!<BR/><BR/>So... <BR/><BR/>To quote things I've read in other com-boxes on these matters...<BR/><BR/>Is 'the purpose of sticking together to acknowledge that in fact, none of us have the whole truth' or is this really a zero-sum game as suggested here?<BR/><BR/>If one is of the same faith as the church Catholic past and present, is one really 'congregational' and 'in schism'?<BR/><BR/>And... does 'listening' really mean 'shutting up and doing as we say'? Not an issue in an hierarchical church that doesn't pretend to be a majority-rule democracy, such as the great churches of Catholic Christendom, but this doesn't seem to agree with the quotation on the value of sticking together.Ecgberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354592772973677609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455471.post-1153948157088383922006-07-26T16:09:00.000-05:002006-07-26T16:09:00.000-05:00Good and thoughtful post, David. I wonder about wh...Good and thoughtful post, David. <BR/><BR/>I wonder about what you say about the Bp Chane statement... it seems to me that is a similar stance to the so-called 'conscience clause' from after women's ordination. Which, of course, goes right to what you say about congregation churches... once we decided in the 70s that bishops only needed to abide by GC decisions/canons that they agreed with, it leaves open exactly the kind of thing you're talking about. In a majority-rules democracy, there are always "losers" in the minority. I'm not sure thats really the best way to run a church.Susie/Nueva Cantorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111443190777358634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455471.post-1153795299462967992006-07-24T21:41:00.000-05:002006-07-24T21:41:00.000-05:00I messed up the link to the MadPriest, so I will n...I messed up the link to the MadPriest, so I will not try again, but he's the one who sent me here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455471.post-1153794991314371782006-07-24T21:36:00.000-05:002006-07-24T21:36:00.000-05:00Hi David. I live in southeast Louisiana, about an...Hi David. I live in southeast Louisiana, about an hour west of New Orleans. We missed the worst of Katrina, having to deal only with such things as branches downed and roof tiles blown off. We were blessed.<BR/><BR/>I have friends who lived in Pass Christian, right in a marshy area on the bay and they all lost their homes completely. I have friends in New Orleans who were flooded out, and in addition, New Orleans is my home town. What grief I felt for everyone in Louisiana and Mississippi who suffered so much loss!<BR/><BR/>I loved the video about your lovely wife, and I am pleased that her good work was recognized. So many fine people were quietly heroic during that time.<BR/><BR/>Your account of GC was quite interesting. I had an account from Prior Aelred, who comments at Fr. Jake's web site, also, and it seems to me that the news accounts missed the considerable amount of good will at the convention among the majority. A few folks seemed to have an agenda that was devious, to say the least, and talked to no one but themselves, but most seemed to treat one another with kindness and consideration, despite disagreements.<BR/><BR/>I wish you and your congregation many blessings from God as you rebuild your homes and churches and all that was destroyed. Our 161 year old church came through just fine, thanks be to God.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I got here through a link from the <A HREF="http://revjph.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"/>. He is so witty. With all the death and destruction in the news, he provides a welcome break from the horrors of the news, and is often laugh-out-loud funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com