tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post2942468942267174755..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: Breaking news: A statistical analysis of the decline of the Catholic Faith in England and WalesRichard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-10712489984683896052013-05-22T09:04:34.052+01:002013-05-22T09:04:34.052+01:00OPN, yes, they all say that don't they?
Cathy,...OPN, yes, they all say that don't they?<br />Cathy, I pray that you will find your way to the Faith of Christ.<br />Gervase, always heartening to read your comments.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-19086379593630350422013-05-18T02:17:29.598+01:002013-05-18T02:17:29.598+01:00 I agree with Cathy and I think Holiness should be... I agree with Cathy and I think Holiness should be mark of all Christians. I have just come from the EF Mass at a parish near me and I have decided to attend here .What always comes home to me is <br />-the total Holiness of this Form of the Mass,its Scriptural basis and the part of the ,prayer at the end for us to go forth and bear fruit for God .<br />-that I recall my dear old Mum a staunch Anglican by birth and staunch ,Non-Conformist by marriage, saying that Vatican II was meant to be about the Mass being more accessible but that the Church had the same problem with liberals as those my parents were battling in a loving manner within their own denomination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-34809683133185250012013-05-17T20:38:56.114+01:002013-05-17T20:38:56.114+01:00I am not catholic, but I am a Christian that LOVES...I am not catholic, but I am a Christian that LOVES Jesus Christ with all my heart. I will say that Holiness has completely left the followers of Christ. What Christians do you know that lives a Holy life other than those that have devoted their life to Christ? I must say that I have been very impressed with some of the Catholic groups that have remained true to Holiness/ separate themselves unto the LORD. Well...I hope you understand what I'm saying. Maybe this goes along with the Society Argument you in the comment above were talking about, but when we allow our society to direct our walk with Christ, then it is wrong, and we need to seek the way of Holiness with our LORD~ Yes, He ate with sinners, but he was not a partaker with their sins. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-65860484856724314142013-05-17T19:05:23.402+01:002013-05-17T19:05:23.402+01:00The liberals in my church would say that these res...The liberals in my church would say that these results are not due to Vatican II, but to the secularisation of society since the 50's. It is always good to have a reply for them. <br /><br />I normally state that they are clearly wrong and that it is due to the sanitisation and protestantation of the Catholic Church by liberals after Vatican II. I then always explain there where we see areas of the church such as Youth 2000, the Faith Movement and Juventutem where the correct catechesis is clearly explained to young Catholics, and also where young Catholics are exposed to the traditions of the church, (and given an experience of the sacred and spiritual) that these are the areas where vocations are increasing. It is at this point that they normally splutter that I have no proof for that. I then highlight The Community of Our Lady of Walsingham and the Fransciscan Sisters of the Renewal in the UK. Normally this is enough to quiet them down. I also point out the slow, but increasing orthodoxy of priestly vocations.<br /><br />Now these represent ultimately small numbers, but it is always good to throw back their "It's all to do with society argument". It is factually correct as well.<br /><br />As you know Richard, we are on the fight back at Louth and myself and Anna now have a tag team routine set up. They do not like hearing the truth, but slowly they are getting the message. As I have said before, quoting Vatican II verbatim always stops them in their tracks. Luckily others at the church are now getting more confident and the tide is turning. People at the church have had a taste of the old traditions now and they like it. The liberals are not happy. <br /><br />However, the reason I am rattling on again about this is because we have learned that a constant barrage of telling the liberals the truth is working. They don't like it, but they clearly know that they are not going to get their own way anymore. It helps that there are two of us. Quoting facts from Vatican II has been the real bonus though. They back down very quickly.ORA PRO NOBIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546605493757534530noreply@blogger.com