Post by hibernicus on Jun 9, 2012 21:53:57 GMT
The love-fest for Sean O Conaill on the "spirit of Vatican II" continues on the ACPI blog. One commenter declares that Sean is not alone "we who continue to be inspired by the spirit of Vatican II are legion". Unfortunately he has not looked up the Gospel of Mark, chapter 5 to see who originally said "we are legion" and what were the effects inspired by that particular spirit. Any local swine had better watch out.
www.associationofcatholicpriests.ie/2012/06/what-exactly-was-the-spirit-of-vatican-ii-sean-o-conaill/#comments
Paddy Ferry
June 9th, 2012 at 11:11 am
I want to thank Seán for his excellent piece above and also those who posted such supportive responses. I first became aware of Seán when he very successfully challanged Dave Pierre back in March and I initially assumed that he was a scholar priest he was so knowledgable. The Priest — response 9 — mentioning the current “toxic” nature of the Church that we all love certainly hit the nail on the head. I am convinced that the overwhelming majority of priests and laity think as we think in this present terrible time to be a Catholic. It is an absolute blessing that we have ACP to represent our views. In today’s Tablet Fr. Eddie Butler from Derrydruel Upper, just outside Dungloe — my part of the world — in Co. Donegal writes in support of the seven English priests responsible for last week’s open letter making a stand against the appalling direction our Church is now taking. He states that to his certain knowledge there are priests all over the world who share the same views and fears. He reminds us that we who continue to be inspired by the teachings of Vatican II “are legion”
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+5&version=KJV
5 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
www.associationofcatholicpriests.ie/2012/06/what-exactly-was-the-spirit-of-vatican-ii-sean-o-conaill/#comments
Paddy Ferry
June 9th, 2012 at 11:11 am
I want to thank Seán for his excellent piece above and also those who posted such supportive responses. I first became aware of Seán when he very successfully challanged Dave Pierre back in March and I initially assumed that he was a scholar priest he was so knowledgable. The Priest — response 9 — mentioning the current “toxic” nature of the Church that we all love certainly hit the nail on the head. I am convinced that the overwhelming majority of priests and laity think as we think in this present terrible time to be a Catholic. It is an absolute blessing that we have ACP to represent our views. In today’s Tablet Fr. Eddie Butler from Derrydruel Upper, just outside Dungloe — my part of the world — in Co. Donegal writes in support of the seven English priests responsible for last week’s open letter making a stand against the appalling direction our Church is now taking. He states that to his certain knowledge there are priests all over the world who share the same views and fears. He reminds us that we who continue to be inspired by the teachings of Vatican II “are legion”
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+5&version=KJV
5 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.