The Roman Catholic faith is elegant. Not that other faiths are not, but, as a person goes through life as a Catholic it is reaffirmed in many ceremonies and celebrations. Each married couple, once they have children relive their growing up years as they had experienced them. There is a bond that is created between parent and child. A sameness. It is reliable and a point of reflection. Each knows where the other one 'lives' so to speak.
The Vatican has served as a place where spiritual policy has been written for eons, it seems. All that is interesting and I could write about it, but, when one reflects on what matters, it is the Sacraments. The very rights of passage that bind people into families and into lives of commitment and purpose.
The Vatican is in the process of choosing a new Pope. There will be sameness and continuity. There will not be radical changes to the faith. The Sacraments will not change and it is there we find the faithful.
So, while The Vatican is awash of scandal and human indignities, the faithful and their marriage to god will continue without interruption and the confessional, penance and rosary will continue to be the place where god sets policy.
The Vatican has problems with it's views of life of their faithful. That negligence of 'living' in a world where practicality meets spirituality is overlooked by the hierarchy of The Vatican. To the Pope, the Cardinals and others being in 'the light of god's graces' is where all should be. That is not realistic for people assigned to live outside the walls of Vatican City or a priest's residence or a nun's dormitory.
Denying the human condition of it's members is an imperfect ministry for The Vatican and causes real suffering in the real world. Women assign themselves multiple births and divide their parenting skills among many children and find they are mired in hopeless poverty for the sake of following the rules. There is a reason for forgiveness and Roman Catholics have a benevolent god that believes in a moral content to life. If only The Vatican could find that benevolence and interpret it so it applies to the sheep as well as the Shepard.
The Vatican has served as a place where spiritual policy has been written for eons, it seems. All that is interesting and I could write about it, but, when one reflects on what matters, it is the Sacraments. The very rights of passage that bind people into families and into lives of commitment and purpose.
The Vatican is in the process of choosing a new Pope. There will be sameness and continuity. There will not be radical changes to the faith. The Sacraments will not change and it is there we find the faithful.
So, while The Vatican is awash of scandal and human indignities, the faithful and their marriage to god will continue without interruption and the confessional, penance and rosary will continue to be the place where god sets policy.
The Vatican has problems with it's views of life of their faithful. That negligence of 'living' in a world where practicality meets spirituality is overlooked by the hierarchy of The Vatican. To the Pope, the Cardinals and others being in 'the light of god's graces' is where all should be. That is not realistic for people assigned to live outside the walls of Vatican City or a priest's residence or a nun's dormitory.
Denying the human condition of it's members is an imperfect ministry for The Vatican and causes real suffering in the real world. Women assign themselves multiple births and divide their parenting skills among many children and find they are mired in hopeless poverty for the sake of following the rules. There is a reason for forgiveness and Roman Catholics have a benevolent god that believes in a moral content to life. If only The Vatican could find that benevolence and interpret it so it applies to the sheep as well as the Shepard.
