tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6819957429732480142..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Flash: Most reader letters are nice.Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-39672182518679864222021-06-26T08:40:44.235-05:002021-06-26T08:40:44.235-05:00Priests are referred to as father as the leader of...Priests are referred to as father as the leader of the parish, as the head of convents are referred to as Mother Superior, monks are called brothers, and nuns are sisters.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313582022654558550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81181884760661797942021-06-22T16:38:25.064-05:002021-06-22T16:38:25.064-05:00I wonder if Pope Francis, the least Papist of Pope...I wonder if Pope Francis, the least Papist of Popes in my estimation, has the guts to tell the Bishops where to get off. He has from time to time sent implicit criticism their way, but a vote to withhold Communion from the likes of President Biden, would seem to be an act of theological defiance deserving a thorough dressing down.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-74467408626208885232021-06-22T16:26:24.595-05:002021-06-22T16:26:24.595-05:00I wonder what actually was said at the Last Supper...I wonder what actually was said at the Last Supper. Did the believers, set adrift from their prophets death, simply remember him at future Passover meals, or were they following a command to consume the Body and Blood of their Savior. As altar boys in the '60s we were taught that the wafer became the flesh of Jesus upon the Consecration. When priests distributed the wafers we held gold plates with handles under the parishioners chins, to catch any crumbs that might come loose in the process. The priests took care to consume every bit of bread and drop of wine, believing them to be sacred. Behind the altar, in the sacristy, was a fixture for disposing of any wayward bits. It resembled the little round spit sink dentists used, with a pipe burrowed deep into the earth and not connected to a sewer. It seemed ridiculous to a 12 year old and no less so at 71. The minds that created such things, and many other inanities too numerous to mention, are like those judging Biden today. How can you wonder how many angels can stand on a pin when the world has so much suffering and injustice.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1335634696242038142021-06-22T12:22:57.971-05:002021-06-22T12:22:57.971-05:00I suppose I'm a Christian because I regard Jes...I suppose I'm a Christian because I regard Jesus the most humane of the prophets, and am a Presbyterian because I grew up one and like the hymns. Under interrogation I would have to admit to standing with Phillip Larkin in regarding religion as "that vast moth-eaten brocade, created to pretend we never die."<br /><br />Regarding the current controversy, the Bishops would be well advised to consult the historical reason why only two Catholics have made it to the White House.<br /><br />Tom<br /> Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.com