The Liberal Catholic test..........
You are most definitely in the liberal camp if you:-
- Become apoplectic when you hear latin spoken
- Like to have a chat in church before, during and after Mass
- Applaud in church when the Chairman of the Parish Council’s birthday is announced
- Say the Our Father aeroplane fashion
- Like to hug your neighbour at the kiss of peace
- Are not too fond of Pope Benedict
- Like Sister Sharon’s new earrings
- Possess a polyester gown for the liturgical dance
- Are allergic to incense
- Are a founder member of the Graham Kendrick fan club
None of those? There you are - you see you really are a traditionalist - be at ease with your Catholic self!
What if you smuggle in a tambourine?
ReplyDeleteI think I pass on most of these but I haven't worked out what "saying the Our Father aeroplane fashion" means. I don't think I do it but I have never actually listened to myself.
ReplyDeleteAlso I am reluctant to pass judgement on Sister Sharon's earrings without seeing them. They might look perfectly decent on a layperson.
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ReplyDeleteGenty, sorry, blitzed your comment in error....GK is the composer of Shine Jesus Shine.
ReplyDeleteGareth, you would be drummed out of the Brownies.
Patricius....you are a closet traditionalist. I am sure you do not pray with your arms outstretched as if about to catch a giant balloon.
Och, you're a harrrrd man. Serves me right for being facetious.
ReplyDeletei heard an Anglican say that Graeme Kendrick was the bloke who had "b------ Christian music". Here in Oz my daughter went to Tintern Grammar (motto FACTIS NON VERBIS) -yes named after the Abbey that henry 8 had pulled down- and every year there was a Cathedral service at St pauls Melbourne. And always it was Shine Jesus Shine that was sung ,as it was sung at School assemblies.Then I saw the man himself on Songs of Praise that was filmed in Majorca with all these Pommy expats ( my dad was one) singing his songs which were really quite uplifting- in a downdraft type of way.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, this is the new normal.
ReplyDeleteI wish we could get back the right kind of reverence for the Mass which our ancestors had.