George A. Sprecace M.D.,
J.D., F.A.C.P. and Allergy Associates of New
London,
P.C.
www.asthma-drsprecace.com
WHAT'S
WRONG WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH #89
Secondly,
the
abdication of Pope Benedict XVI could easily be due to failing
health
and stamina. However, his recent final homily as Pope was a
broadside
against the "disarray" in the Church and thus raises other possible
reasons. For he has been party to the dismantling of the
"aggiornamento" (ie, bringing up to date) of Vatican ll, and the
consequent disillusionment of large segments of the Laity, the "Body
of
the Church". And he was party, as was most of the leadership of the
Church, to the decades-long Obstruction of Justice perpetrated by the
clerical
sinners within their own ranks. There's your "disarray".
In fact, the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians, read at all
Masses
on January 27, 2013, describes what would happen if a body, one but
with
"many parts", would see one part rise up against another part.
And we all have seen some of that in the Hierarchy's immoral and
illegal
handling of the clergy sex scandals. So, now let's see if the
leadership
has learned anything. Let's see who the College of Cardinals
elects as
the next Pope..and whether they realize the crying need for meaningful
reform
in the Church: in its procedures and in a couple of its ill-conceived
Magisterial tenets. Let's see...and let's Pray.
GS