As a Catholic myself, and I think anyone else, I have questions, and even problemswith our own Priests. For they are human, and an integral part of the world. And, likeanyone else, they’ll be subjected to earthly challenges our Archbishop Alick Bandafaces today.
The Bible says, “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial,for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God haspromised to those who love him.” I, and anyone else even wish I could pillory them. But I was blessed to come acrossGod’s writings about criticizing priests early in life. That’s how I came to a crashingand unflinching halt.
And, I invite you to do the same. For, if you don’t and think youcan simply and uncontrollably inflict undue pain on a priest, know that you’redesecrating. The Lord’s writing is clear.
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We must protect the sanctity of priesthood. We may wieldpolitical and gun power over humble and harmless priests, as is the case in somecountries and now even here. But we’re reminded that “the role of the priest as aproxy is evident in the sacrificial system outlined in the Pentateuch.
The priest ats asa representative, standing in the place of the people to perform the necessary ritualsthat restore their relationship with God. This proxy service underscores the holinessrequired to approach God and the need for an intermediary due to humansinfulness.” The Lord warns, “One should NEVER attack a priest, even when he’s in error, ratherone should pray and do penance that I’ll grant him My grace again. He alone fullyrepresents Me even when he doesn’t live after My example.” It continues, “When a Priest fails, we should extend him a helping hand throughprayer and not through attacks.
I myself will be his judge, no one but I. Whoevervoices judgment over a priest has voiced it over me; child, never let a Priest beattached, take up his defence. Child, never judge your confessor, rather pray muchfor him and offer every Thursday, through the hands of My blessed Mother, HolyCommunion.
Never again accept an out of the way word about a Priest, and speaknot unkind word about them even if it were true. Every priest is my Vicar and MyHeart will be sickened and insulted because of it.” Then He says, “If you hear a judgement against a priest pray a Hail Mary.”God continues, “If you see a Priest who celebrates the Holy Mass unworthily thensay nothing about him, rather tell it to Me alone. I stand beside Him on the altar Ohpray much for my priests, that they’ll love purity above all, that they’ll celebrate theHoly Sacrifice of the Mass with pure hands and heart.
Certainly, the Holy Sacrifice isone and the same even when it’s celebrated by an unworthy priest but the gracescalled down upon the people is not the same.” He then says, “Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for them.” The Lord says, “Keep them, I pray, Thee, dearest Lord, keep them, for they’re Thine-Thy priests whose lives burn out before Thy consecrated shrine. Keep them, forthey’re in the world. Though from the world apart, when earthly pleasures tempt,allure – Shelter them in Thy heart.
Keep them, and comfort them in hours ofloneliness and pain, When all their life of sacrifice For souls seems but in vain. Keepthem and O remember Lord, They’ve no one but Thee. Yet they have only humanhearts.
With human frailty. Keep them as spotless as the Host, that daily they caresstheir every thought and word and deed.. Deign, dearest Lord, to bless.” Religion has always been used to control the masses by fear mongerng.
The priests who abused altar boys probably preached that same sermon you are preaching Mr.Chisanga. Religion the opium for the poorand the puppet strings for the rich
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