John Grace:
You seem to believe they care about Bishop Williamson. Take Ireland again. The SSPX youth group didn't even bother to turn up to greet him. They were down in Cork instead.
Most Irish greeted Fr Pfluger warmly. Most have no interest in an internal matter
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John, I have to wonder at this point, with all the cuмulative comments you've made about traditional Catholics there, if Ireland ever had a healthy Catholic tradition. On balance, it seems, they always have things bass-ackwards. I mean, how far do we have to go back in Irish history before we discover a healthy Irish Church? I grew up with folks like Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald on the silver screen portraying Irish Catholics as a pretty nice, pastoral, sympathetic bunch. Now I don't know. Do they always get it wrong? I can understand not liking Bp. Williamson. He's English. But Fr. Pfluger? Fr. P. is a jerk, not because he's German, mind you, but because he's Fr. Pfluger. Maybe the Irish identify with this German priest, because Ireland, or at least a portion of the Irish population, was pretty cozy with the 3rd Reich during WWII. I don't know. I've always loved the Irish people, partly because I have a lot of Irish in me. I love Celtic music, Celtic songs, the Irish countryside. But man, it's getting pretty depressing now. I'm beginning to think my entire perception of the Irish is just a myth.