PopeWatch: Good Morning Father!

25 January AD 2014

From the only reliable source of Catholic news on the net, Eye of the Tiber:

VATICAN––Shortly after it was revealed that his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, defrocked 400 priests for sexual abuse of minors, Pope Francis decreed the immediate removal of priestly faculties for 300 priests from Europe and the Americas who were found in defiance of liturgical norms and persistently refused to greet parishioners with the traditional “Good Morning” liturgical salutation. “The rubrics are clear in this regard; the celebrant is to smile, holds his hands out widely and welcomingly, and say ‘Good Morning,’ in a jubilant voice, before continuing with the Penitential Rites,” said a spokesman for the Holy See, defending the Holy Father’s decision. He continued, “a committee has been established also to ensure that liturgical norms for homilies are followed strictly by all who preach at Mass.” These norms, he explained, are somewhat more flexible: “the priest or deacon or layperson with a degree in theology or pastoral ministry has the option, in this case, of beginning with either a story or a joke. But beyond this, there is little wiggle room. Defying this would be the liturgical equivalent of deliberately changing a note in Marty Haugen’s ‘Mass of Creation’ setting for the Eucharistic Prayer, the Canonical penalty for which is an automatic excommunication.” The spokesman concluded firmly: “We are not at liberty to tamper with the Holy Liturgy of the Church, adding and subtracting as we see fit. That would make it more about us than about God.”

Well, OK, although PopeWatch would prefer the defrocking of priests who sing off-key loudly.

Donald R. McClarey

Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.

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tamsin

Saturday, January 25, AD 2014 1:42pm

God is good. He created the person who writes Eye of Tiber.

Karl

Saturday, January 25, AD 2014 4:54pm

There you go again, playing with my head!

NonAngelusSedAnglus

Sunday, January 26, AD 2014 7:42am

I love Eye of the Tiber.

Sylvia Hebel

Sunday, January 26, AD 2014 9:09am

I love Pope Francis.

Botolph

Sunday, January 26, AD 2014 9:34am

What a riot lol

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Rick

Sunday, January 26, AD 2014 1:25pm

Wine is proof that God loves us. EOT indicates God likes us too.

William P. Walsh

Sunday, January 26, AD 2014 3:10pm

Ben Franklin said that beer was proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. The Bible says that God gave us wine to make us glad. So does the Bible support Rick rather than Ben or is it simply that living in the midst of the Little Ice Age, vines didn’t do so well and folks in the American colonies had to make do? 😉

CAM

Sunday, January 26, AD 2014 9:33pm

Re the “Little Ice Age” – Indeed, Greenland was named such for its verdant pastures. If only the settlers’ sheep and cattle had emitted more methane, Global Chilling would have been forestalled and Greenland wouldn’t today be under an ice cap.

William P. Walsh

Monday, January 27, AD 2014 11:53am

There are many historical indications of cyclical climate change having nothing to do with industrial development. The prosperity of Europe during the medieval warm period, the later abandonment of settlements in Greenland, and interestingly the increase in hardness of the woods used in the making of violins during the Little Ice Age. Antonio Stradivari had that going for him, in addition to his talent. I understand that Obama will preach the usual manmade global warming sermon at the SOTU address tomorrow. The Republicans ought to don parkas in protest.

phantom

Monday, January 27, AD 2014 9:29pm

This new Pope certainly is refreshing and right on. Understanding that a good
morning is expected and required. We all are expected to fallow the churchs
teachings.To grow learn and develop this faith strong leaders are necessary!
God Bless our clergy

CAM

Monday, January 27, AD 2014 10:29pm

“I understand that Obama will preach the usual manmade global warming sermon at the SOTU address tomorrow”. Will he blame it on Bush?
“The Republicans ought to don parkas in protest.” What a great idea!! As I write this I am in Minneapolis visiting a 98 y.o. aunt. When I parked the car tonight it was -9 with wind chill of -24 and dropping.

William P. Walsh

Monday, January 27, AD 2014 11:31pm

And in steamy New Hampshire, a mere -15 and we’re glad it’s warming up. 🙂

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