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Friday 26 October 2007

From the diocesan paper I learned....

... that there is a law of karma, that a priest and celibate has a shorter life expectancy than a married man, that it is rare for cremation to be chosen for reasons that are contrary to the Catholic faith, such as to "express disbelief in the resurrection" (note that the writer does not cite disbelief in "the resurrection of the body,") that it is important in our prayer to be "clear, understandable and straightforward," (what, God is impatient if we ramble? He can't figure out what we mean if we can't down to the who what and where of reporterese?)

But I also learned, to my surprise and joy, that the CDW will call "experts" on it, when their advice and Q & A columns say things that are contrary to the Faith or the facts.

If I recall the offending column correctly, it followed a pattern I've seen elsewhere, (notably, the BCL's answer a few years ago regarding using women's feet at the mandatum on Holy Thursday.)
Q: This doesn't seem right to me. I've seen such and such. Is that kosher?
A: Oh, it's very common.

Acknowledging somethings existence when what was questioned was its propriety. It's part of a larger problem.
Implying lies with the facts, I call it.
It is certain used to great effect by politicians, and others seeking to obfuscate at press conferences.
It's a very useful device for those who wish to create liturgical texts for the Catholic Church, although they don't actually hold what the Church teaches.
One can imagine a conversation...
Q: Is that really the Body and Blood of Christ we receive?
A: Oh, we are all members of the Body of Christ.

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