Author Topic: New seminary in Boston, KY (Read 7944 times)

s2srea · « **Reply #5 on:** June 04, 2013, 04:09:32 PM »

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Not a good idea filling the seminary up with Third World candidates. They will suddenly discover they have a vocation, go through the motions of learning Latin or whatever .... and then scarper in due course to hide among the general population.

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I don't understand your explanation of why it's not a good idea.

If they come to his seminary and discover that they do indeed have a vocation, then why would they be any more likely to leave and "hide among the general population" than anyone else who comes to the seminary and "suddenly discover(s) they have a vocation"?

Or maybe you meant to write "discover they don't have a vocation..."? Or "discover they have a vocation to the married state..."?

I'm confused.

I think he's saying that they are likely to use and abuse the seminary to gain access to the US. Then leave once they have residency.

MaterDominici · « **Reply #6 on:** June 04, 2013, 04:17:20 PM »

Quote from: s2srea

I think he's saying that they are likely to use and abuse the seminary to gain access to the US. Then leave once they have residency.

Is that even possible? Wouldn't they lose their visa if they left the seminary?

Elsa Zardini · « **Reply #7 on:** June 04, 2013, 04:25:44 PM »

I see re. the visa problem. Well, they could stay within the US "illegally". But anyone getting a tourist visa (valid for 10 years; every six months need to go abroad for a week or so and return - or at least that used to be the rule), could stay that way to. And in any event, we are talking about very few who we might assume are good intentioned.

Frances · « **Reply #8 on:** June 04, 2013, 04:29:27 PM »

If anyone can do it, it's Fr. Pfeiffer. He has the energy, zeal, and closeness to Our Lord. I've been witness to him converting a complete stranger in about 20 minutes. But lest anyone accuse me of idolatry, he has plenty of flaws which I will not name! Keep him in your prayers. And who cares if the seminarians come from outside the U.S.? The seminary will not be luxurious, and the work will be challenging, especially if they have to learn English. Weeding out unworthy candidates should not be hard in a class of five! We need holy priest-warriors, not American or English-speaking priests.

SeanGovan · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2013, 04:41:49 PM »

Quote from: s2srea

Quote from: SeanGovan
Quote from: Wessex
Not a good idea filling the seminary up with Third World candidates. They will suddenly discover they have a vocation, go through the motions of learning Latin or whatever .... and then scarper in due course to hide among the general population.

:confused1:

I don't understand your explanation of why it's not a good idea.

If they come to his seminary and discover that they do indeed have a vocation, then why would they be any more likely to leave and "hide among the general population" than anyone else who comes to the seminary and "suddenly discover(s) they have a vocation"?

Or maybe you meant to write "discover they don't have a vocation..."? Or "discover they have a vocation to the married state..."?

I'm confused.

I think he's saying that they are likely to use and abuse the seminary to gain access to the US. Then leave once they have residency.

Oh, I get it! They'll suddenly discover that they have vocation to be illegal immigrants!

Or rather, "some less-than-honest Resistance followers in Asia might observe their compatriots going to the US to become priests, then suddenly 'discover' that they have 'vocations' too." But if they came to the US, and stayed there without going to seminary, they would then be unable to renew their student visas. So if they left the country after stopping going to seminary, and then tried to get back in, they would be convicted of visa fraud and repatriated.

Hmmm...I see the temptation. It would sure be better if every country had its own Resistance seminary.

We'll have to pray very hard for our seminary, so that the over-worked priests who will be running it will have the grace to weed out the non-vocations, both from the US and elsewhere.

To whoever has a true vocation and is reading this from abroad - this does not refer to you. A vocation is a vocation. If you have a vocation, then become a holy priest...

...and in the process, well, welcome to America.