Priest to display details of people leaving church over pope's message
Priest to display details of people leaving church over pope's message A Dutch priest is to put on public display the names and photographs of people who’ve decided to abandon Catholicism following a …More
Priest to display details of people leaving church over pope's message
A Dutch priest is to put on public display the names and photographs of people who’ve decided to abandon Catholicism following a backlash in the Netherlands over Pope Benedict XVI’s Christmas message denouncing gay marriage.
Fr Harm Schilder says the pictures will be displayed in the porch of Saint Margaret Mary parish church in Tilburg, in the predominantly Catholic south of the country, not, he insists, to name and shame those leaving but in an attempt to convince them to stay.
The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalise gay marriage in 2001. Even in conservative Tilburg, many liberal-minded Catholics were shocked at the pontiff’s denouncement of same-sex unions – which was condemned by the government.
But in typically bureaucratic Dutch style, anyone wishing to be acknowledged as having left the church must send a formal written request to their local priest, accompanied by photocopies of their …More
A Dutch priest is to put on public display the names and photographs of people who’ve decided to abandon Catholicism following a backlash in the Netherlands over Pope Benedict XVI’s Christmas message denouncing gay marriage.
Fr Harm Schilder says the pictures will be displayed in the porch of Saint Margaret Mary parish church in Tilburg, in the predominantly Catholic south of the country, not, he insists, to name and shame those leaving but in an attempt to convince them to stay.
The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalise gay marriage in 2001. Even in conservative Tilburg, many liberal-minded Catholics were shocked at the pontiff’s denouncement of same-sex unions – which was condemned by the government.
But in typically bureaucratic Dutch style, anyone wishing to be acknowledged as having left the church must send a formal written request to their local priest, accompanied by photocopies of their …More
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poor them. mad and leave the Church? hope they find what they're looking for.
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Bye Bye, if you change your life and beliefs come on back....
Well that is clear then, the laity in Holland are as clueless about Christ's message as the rest of Europe....oh! I wonder why that is?
The bishops have a lot to answer for. Adult catachesis is clearly their number one priority, but don't hold your breath.
The church ain't a social club of like minded people, so thank God that the Sacrament of Confession is still available to all of us when we come …More
Well that is clear then, the laity in Holland are as clueless about Christ's message as the rest of Europe....oh! I wonder why that is?
The bishops have a lot to answer for. Adult catachesis is clearly their number one priority, but don't hold your breath.
The church ain't a social club of like minded people, so thank God that the Sacrament of Confession is still available to all of us when we come to our right minds, begging His forgiveness and returning to the barque of Peter.
The bishops have a lot to answer for. Adult catachesis is clearly their number one priority, but don't hold your breath.
The church ain't a social club of like minded people, so thank God that the Sacrament of Confession is still available to all of us when we come to our right minds, begging His forgiveness and returning to the barque of Peter.
Were they ever really Catholics?
I guess the self righteous don't need the sacraments.
So long....good by...good riddance...come back after you repent.
We'll be praying for you. 
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I guess the self righteous don't need the sacraments.
So long....good by...good riddance...come back after you repent.
We'll be praying for you.