We have to get the Catholic Church back to apostolic, scriptural, charismatic and patristic reality instead of lay-clerical institutional Church: "The Church, then, is primarily sacramental, not hierarchical, let alone democratic. If we look around the world today, there are only two kinds of Christianity - which are flourishing and growing - the evangelical and pentecostal churches and the Catholic movements. What they have in common is that they are both strong faith communities. Like the early Church they spread because people are drawn both by their faith and by the community they offer; the two are intertwined. (...)while ministerial priesthood, is deeply respected for its sacramental and preaching roles, there is absolutely no clericalism. But secondly, on the other, hand there is no preoccupation either with being "the laity", with "collaborative ministry", and with sharing in "decision-making". This is because it is the priests who are the collaborators if anybody is, and because they only make the "decisions" that are appropriate to their sacramental and teaching role."
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 19:06:37 +0000