Author Topic: Ancient Siegburg Monastery Swamped by Swarms of Bargain Hunters (Read 598 times)

Augstine Baker · « **on:** April 26, 2012, 12:55:31 AM »

Edit: bargain hunters (locusts) swarmed the monastery, took everything and left a pittance behind. Consecrated items may NOT be sold, so the monk in charge allowed the throng to take what they wanted in return for a good-will offering... what ensued was a disgrace.

Clearance sale in the moribund Benedictine Monastery of Siegburg: The bargainn hunters have nearly broken down the doors.

(kreuz.net) About 700 interested -- above all flee market sellers and other salesmen from alll of the North Rhein - Westphalia area stormed the Abbey flee market in Siegburg on Sunday afternoon on the 15th of April.

http://eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2012/04/ancient-siegburg-monastery-swamped-by.html

s2srea · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2012, 03:37:21 AM »

I don't even want to click the link AB.... :really-mad2:

Augstine Baker · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2012, 07:47:55 AM »

It's one of those New Springtime things.

ultrarigorist · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2012, 09:09:00 AM »

One of my earliest childhood memories was the on-site auction of goods from St. Therese church in my town. They flogged everything, including sacrementals, and this was shortly after the close of (guess which) council. That beautiful stone church was then replaced with what can best be described as the nadir of modern architecture, a roundisch sort of pagan temple with oblique "chimney" containing random fragments of stained glass. Of course, the "altar" is in a pit, amphitheatre style.

Capt McQuigg · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2012, 09:11:39 AM »

Could this be categorized as one of the fruits of Vatican II?

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #5 on:** May 07, 2012, 10:55:25 AM »

Quote from: Capt McQuigg

Could this be categorized as one of the fruits of Vatican II?

This is one of the bad fruits of the unclean spirit of Vatican II.