tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post7939434122643394016..comments2023-10-18T14:53:28.622+01:00Comments on Forest Murmurs: Rome Conference 1: the Talks, Day 1Fr Michael Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-85794064677786015702010-01-15T17:58:31.947+00:002010-01-15T17:58:31.947+00:00Crikey, Father,
I have just seen my earlier comme...Crikey, Father,<br /><br />I have just seen my earlier comment and note some ambiguities:<br /><br />1. I didn't mean to imply that your comment was uncharitable. I meant to say that Thos. More's might be less uncharitable than you seemed to think.<br /><br />2. By "not so prepared to compromise" I meant to say "not prepared to compromise in that way".Simon Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196039882299400327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-21257033494021123352010-01-15T15:59:26.293+00:002010-01-15T15:59:26.293+00:00Perhaps, Father, I might suggest a charitable inte...Perhaps, Father, I might suggest a charitable interpretation of Thos. More's comments?<br /><br />It seems to me that some priests, those who are prepared to go with the flow, do indeed have a cushy life.<br /><br />On the other hand, however, it is clear to me that other priests, those who are not so prepared to compromise, find many obstacles placed in their path even by those in authority over them. I know at least one such in my native diocese, a man who has borne his ill-treatment with great patience and fortitude.<br /><br />I was most interested to read your post - and Fr. Blake's, too.Simon Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196039882299400327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-43523486194991318582010-01-15T12:10:25.685+00:002010-01-15T12:10:25.685+00:00What a remarkably bitter post Thomas More. It is e...What a remarkably bitter post Thomas More. It is extraordinary that you should talk like this given that you were ready to give your life for your loyalty to the Magisterium over a matter that most people thought would all blow over soon and was not worth getting worked up over. Not sure why you put Magisterium in quotation marks. It is real.<br /><br />It seems you have a very superficial view of priestly life. I think if you were to have asked many of the participants at the conference they could have told you tales of the difficulties and obstacles faced by a man seeking to be loyal to the Magisterium when many of those around him, including those responsible for his formation, were known for their dissent.<br /><br />I`m not going to go into personal details here but suffice to say that I was told just over a year ago by a former bishop of this diocese that he was amazed I had persevered as a diocesan priest given the 20 years of frustrations and difficulties I had faced. <br /><br />If you would like further confirmation have a look at the latest post on Fr Blake`s blog: http://marymagdalen.blogspot.com/2010/01/england-black-hole.htmlFr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-63386671585417172362010-01-15T08:51:15.300+00:002010-01-15T08:51:15.300+00:00The Jews don't believe in the divinity of our ...The Jews don't believe in the divinity of our Blessed Lord..and yet I am accused of "having problems" with them !+ Richard Williamsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-48088267183314625502010-01-14T22:58:14.408+00:002010-01-14T22:58:14.408+00:00Bishop Jarrett 'had suffered what we have suff...Bishop Jarrett 'had suffered what we have suffered'.<br /><br />Mgr McDaid 'had faced the same obstacles as many of us'.<br /><br />What are these sufferings and obstacles?<br /><br />To many lay people the life of priest appears to be one of great privilege. The rest of us have to pay our own bills as well as coping with some of the more difficult positions of the "Magisterium".Thomas Morenoreply@blogger.com