tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421048675188238799.post9043364798453989907..comments2023-06-28T04:21:47.815-04:00Comments on DOR Catholic: This post writes itselfMike Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152225895101756147noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421048675188238799.post-70017366697731687032009-09-23T10:54:02.768-04:002009-09-23T10:54:02.768-04:00CathMom brings up a good point about the upcoming ...CathMom brings up a good point about the upcoming renewal of the Diocese of Rochester.<br /><br />If the Vatican sends us an orthodox and dynamic Bishop, I have a feeling that we may see large numbers of fallen away Catholics start coming back to church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421048675188238799.post-84138855453145625412009-09-23T10:27:55.314-04:002009-09-23T10:27:55.314-04:00CathMom,
I don't want to sound overly pessimi...CathMom,<br /><br />I don't want to sound overly pessimistic but we need to remember that the Catholic Church has over 2,200 of what is calls "Titular Sees" (see <a href="http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/lt.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>). <br /><br />Most of these were once active dioceses complete with laity, priests and a bishop but, for whatever reason, the faith died in those locations and they are now dioceses-in-name-only. <br /><br />There is simply no guarantee that this could not happen in DOR (or anywhere else).<br /><br />However, I am with you in hoping for a great renewal, once we have a bishop completely faithful to all the teachings of the Church. <br /><br />We're wounded but, given an orthodox bishop and a faithful remnant, we will recover.Mike Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152225895101756147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421048675188238799.post-82530298992497009032009-09-23T07:06:15.582-04:002009-09-23T07:06:15.582-04:00The Bishop and his advisers still haven't lear...The Bishop and his advisers still haven't learned what their predecessors knew-the schools are the breeding grounds for new generations of practicing Catholics. The youth are the lifeblood of any church, and they need to be nurtured in their faith. The cost is irrelevant.<br /><br />Tough economic times are no excuse, these schools survived the Great Depression. They just couldn't survive 30 years of a Bishop who was blind to his failures. He thought he knew better than the generations before him, and he was tragically wrong and too stubborn to admit it.<br />The Church will not die because of him, not even in the Diocese of Rochester. He doesn't wield such power. When the renewal comes I, for one, will still be here and will work to usher it in.<br />CathMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com