Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Catholics
I like this story. It seems the pope has reasserted that the Roman Catholic church is the only true church. As near as I can tell the main reason for this is that the Romain Catholic church is the only church that recognizes the pope as being the main man. And as a pope he's infallible, so he'd know right? So basically either you admit the pope is the greatest or you're going to hell - with or without a handbasket. The other reason is other churches can't trace thier bishops and such back to the original apostles. Considering how all priests are supposed to be celibate, I'm wondering how they manage that.
And they're going back to latin masses. I can remember latin masses - never understood them, but can remember them. I had to memorize a bunch of latin mumbo-jumbo when I became an altar boy. Right after I joined up, they switched to english. The good thing about having a mass in latin is that most people won't understand what the priest's are saying. So the priest can say anything, and as basis in faith, you just know he's saying the right thing. And we all know how trustworthy priests can be don't we. I know most are OK folks, but there seems to be way too many who have been stretching the boundaries of their vows, especially where celibacy comes to mind. It turns out one of the priests from my home town parish was up close and personal with some young guys, so it's not all that rare. But, it's nice to know the pope is infallible.
And people wonder why I'm a lapsed catholic.
