In our Sunday bulletin this week we were treated to a letter to the faithful from our Bishop regarding the current state of our Catholic Church. We were subjected to the usual about the evil of it all and the pain it has caused. We even got some mention of investigations involving "qualified laypersons," which is more than usually gets said.
Then we get this, "I ask you to sacrifice by fasting and abstaining from eating meat on Fridays as a prayer to Almighty God for the forgiveness of sins and as a prayer for guidance of the Holy Spirit that all might do better."
What?
I need to fast so that "All might do better?"
You have my prayers, Bishop. However, until I start seeing some real tangible actions that seek to root this evil out, your words are just that. They're words we've been treated to over, and over, and over again.
It's not my job to fast. It's your job to purge our Church of the evil that is hidden, and worse, protected in it.
Talk about tone deaf.
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