From Leslie S. Rolko re Liturgiam authenticam. (Letters to the Editor).No doubt, like many other Catholics, I read with perplexity perplexity - The geometric mean of the number of words which may follow any given word for a certain lexicon and grammar. and bewilderment the ongoing argument and battle of the Canadian bishops with Rome about the translation of liturgical texts into "modern" (politically correct politically correct Politically sensitive adjective Referring to language reflecting awareness and sensitivity to another person's physical, mental, cultural, or other disadvantages or deviations from a norm; a person is not mentally retarded, but ?) English. I have the following comments about this. * Perhaps-if I had the time and energy, and interest in the subject-I could study it and form an opinion. However, since I do not have any of the above three, I am inclined to accept what Rome decides in the matter. Roma Locuta-causa finita. * I am yearning for the good old times when most of the liturgy of the Catholic Church was in Latin, which is a "dead" and therefore, constant language, not subject to daily changes initiated by the influence of feminism, modernism and leftist left·ism also Left·ism n. 1. The ideology of the political left. 2. Belief in or support of the tenets of the political left. left progressivism, and other fads which no doubt will pop up in the future. * Don't the bishops of Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. (and perhaps Western Europe also) have anything better to do than play around with semantics? What is the intent? To placate a vociferous minority or to change for the sake of change only? * Who pays for all this nonsense? Is the salary of the translators coming from the money which the faithful pay into the collection baskets on Sundays? * I have a suggestion to the bishops, if they have the energy. Why not excommunicate ex·com·mu·ni·cate tr.v. ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ing, ex·com·mu·ni·cates 1. To deprive of the right of church membership by ecclesiastical authority. 2. those "Catholic" politicians who approve and legalize le·gal·ize tr.v. le·gal·ized, le·gal·iz·ing, le·gal·iz·es To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law. le abortion? My stomach was churning when at Trudeau's funeral Mass (you remember, "our Trudeau"), Cardinal Turcotte fed Prime Minister Chretien with the Eucharist. But of course, for that you need not only energy but also courage. Toronto, ON |
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