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| Bishops in St Peter's for Vatican II |
I am sure that I
cannot be the only one who occasionally despairs at the seemingly endless
attempts, by so many liberal and progressive Catholics, to change the teaching and
Traditions of the Church to something that they feel more comfortable
with. This is often, it seems, done
under the guise of the so-called “spirit of Vatican II”.
It often feels
as though there are just so few ‘ordinary’ Catholics left in the Church. I say ‘ordinary’ because I do not see myself
as a ‘conservative’ or any other brand of Catholic. I am just a Catholic; one who adheres to the
teaching of the Magisterium, knowing that, even when I find some of her
teaching difficult, she ultimately knows better than me, and any number of
intellectuals put together, what is the truth.
Fortunately,
occasionally something happens that drives away the sense of despair. It perks me up and gives me the realisation
that there are more ‘ordinary’ Catholics out there than I realise. Today this came to me via the Catholic
Herald. Under the category “Comments and
Blogs” I saw this title: “Should
We Be Celebrating The Second Vatican Council?”
In itself this
piece contains nothing more than a call to debate the question: “Should
We Be Celebrating The Second Vatican Council?” It is the variety of comments from readers
that followed below this, that gave me hope.
Yes, there were
those who have views that differ from mine.
There were those whose comments angered me. However what was inspiring was the number of
people who, based on their comments, appear, like me, to be ‘ordinary’
Catholics. Catholics who believe that
Vatican II has subsequently been hi-jacked by some and, by using the phrase
“spirit of Vatican II”, has been manipulated to support ideas and changes that
the Council Fathers never ever actually said or intended.
Praise God for making
me aware that there are so many other ‘ordinary’ Catholics out there. More than I often realise. So many ‘ordinary’ Catholics who trust Holy
Mother Church and who know that ultimately she knows what is best for us. A Church that is best able to show us how to
love and serve our God.
It's dificult to be ordinary these days.
ReplyDeleteThese seasons call for different norms, more intense norms, more assertive norms; more submission to the Holy Spirit and more fidelity to the One True Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church.
She breathes life into our souls and spirits, forgiving our sins and filling us with Divine Grace.
If one listens to the renewists, the liberals,the socialists, the relativists, the pluralists, the faithless aetheists and agnostics, we will all be led to Hell, and then... ordinary would not be so ordinary any more.