I looked through older posts here due to a reference in another thread.
Not recommended and I now better understand the signatures that say, essentially, '
ignore everything I wrote before x/x/2013'.
My thoughts weren't expressed online last year (thank God!), though I'm sure they would have been similar as those here. I was honestly disappointed with the Dolan promotion, but held my tongue through those real-life scuffles, and all that was before the very strange happenings of 2012/2013. I think the Church and the, um,
Vatican Curia (however you want to explain
extraordinary things that have happened this year that are not "common"), and experiencing a bump in the road. Or a sinkhole.
I would let things ride, Seraphim/Sean (sorry; from lurking I know you as Seraphim in my mind; I'm not good with name changes), because these forums seem to go through shifts. I don't think anyone here is overly dogmatic and playing prophet or Pope (or I click "hide" for a while); I believe we're all handling
strange occurrences the best way we know how. I use humor a lot. (And emoticons.) Others are angry. Still others are hurt but don't say it. Many feel lost; and after a fashion, we're all sort of finding our ways. I've even caught poor
Poche not being as monk-like peaceful as his usual demeanor suggests.
Even SSPX figures like Fr. Kramer are struggling, and I think that is indicative of the state of the catholics/Catholics (cafeterias/law-abiding Catholics). Fr. Kramer's whole experience, in fact, we can learn from, as he's being attacked from
all angles (NO, SSPX-
flavor, Indult-
flavor, independent Catholics, his best friends, and his worst enemies seem to be patting him on the back while stabbing him in the side). And all for a strongly-held theological belief that, even now, I think he may be struggling with to a degree.
Many of us are struggling. In fact, I'm more fearful of those who
aren't struggling to walk this fine line without falling to one side or the other. I've personally been hanging onto the hippie-feeling mantra,
"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well"It's become my go-to after Aves. Seriously.
We're still Resistance, though. We have that. I will pray for you. Please enjoy Advent, and have a very blessed Merry Christmas.