tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post703536711431847092..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: Would you destroy this church?Richard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-46171628811796655112012-10-03T23:28:17.214+01:002012-10-03T23:28:17.214+01:00The Good Lord is in charge, full stop, period.
But...The Good Lord is in charge, full stop, period.<br />But he does rather tend to give people in the church what they want.<br />You plan for expansion, vocations, a catholic presence everywhere, schools, churches in town centres <br />Like they did <br />And the lord turned the pennies of the poor into a catholic presence again in Our lady's dowery.<br />But if you PLAN for decline and sell off the family silver ..... Mike Cliffsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405021835510775527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-71224165761434741142012-10-03T14:31:02.001+01:002012-10-03T14:31:02.001+01:00Around the time of the 1918 War HMG built several ...Around the time of the 1918 War HMG built several churches in the South of Scotland and gifted them to three denominations, including Catholic. The Catholic ones were of a cheaper variety - wholly in common brick, whilst the others included the local sandstone in their construction.<br /><br />I became involved in one of the parishes, though not living there, the estimated Catholic population 215, but incomers were not included. The church of solid brick wall construction, was of neo-byzantine design and in a somewhat depressing state. Also on the site was a post-war bungalow as the presbytery. At no great expense the fabric of the church was improved.<br /><br />The Bishop decided the parish was not viable and closed it down, selling first the presbytery and then the church. The parishioners were to attend the local Protestant church at which the priest from an adjacent parish would Celebrate Mass. The Protestant pastor was ex Catholic and the Catholic priest ex Presbyterian.<br /><br />The funds accruing from the sale were expended on the purchase and renovation of a Free Church chapel in another town. A beautiful job, except that there was no altar - only a series of tables at which the congregation sat around whilst the ex Presbyterian Priest confected and distributed the Sacrament!<br /><br />May I draw you attention to the document issued by The E&W Bishops' Conference, dated March 2001 - that Catholics, in isolated situations [as it were] can fulfil their Sunday and Holyday Duties by attendance at CofE or Non-Conformist places of worship. Sixupmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486627001579821658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-38987396476452410512012-10-03T13:58:55.723+01:002012-10-03T13:58:55.723+01:00Not my call; from 5,000 miles away I shouldn't...Not my call; from 5,000 miles away I shouldn't even be expressing an opinion, but when did reality ever silence a Texan?<br /><br />If St. Winifride's really is in a dangerous state and if the structure is not especially historical, then maybe -- MAYBE - a new building is the right choice. However, the new building should be in the same place and should not look like a Wal-Mart or a post office. In Texas new churches are almost always predicated on the concepts of Cheap, Quick, and Ugly. As Genty said, the Spirit of Vatican II bishops often suffer a deplorable lack of taste in liturgy, music, and architecture, and fail to respect the spiritual needs of the Catholic faithful.<br /><br />Lawrence Hall, HSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906964306659335649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-50432501759634451492012-10-03T10:08:49.419+01:002012-10-03T10:08:49.419+01:00enjoyed worshipping there in the early 60's wh... enjoyed worshipping there in the early 60's when the Carmelites were in charge.<br /><br />I suspect the figure of millions to renovate is more accurate than thousands.<br /><br />Also maybe Bishop Burns needs to realise that he is not in the Forces now, and commands from on high are not obeyed with military discipline!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-69971826500832306082012-10-03T09:06:27.023+01:002012-10-03T09:06:27.023+01:00Yesterday a couple of us went to see medieval wall...Yesterday a couple of us went to see medieval wall paintings discovered in the late 19th century at an Anglo Saxon/Norman church in a West Sussex village. <br />The remains of the paintings have been lovingly preserved by members of the Anglican congregation over the years since.<br />As we sat in the tiny church marvelling at Christ in Majesty and St. Michael weighing souls we both came to the same sad conclusion: we were thankful the church was in Anglican, not Catholic, hands.<br />In the hands of some Catholic hierarchy there seems little that they do not wish to wreck.<br />Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.com