How about if we create a live-blogging thread for Raymond Arroyo's program, which just started on EWTN. Are you tuned in? Add your thoughts in the comments section.
Marjorie Dannenfelser is on and while she's doing a great job speaking up against Obamacare, her hair is distracting, and so is her jacket. As a former television producer, I'm wondering what is up with the make-up artist. I would imagine that Marjorie is not a member of Opus Dei. (I say this because often among Opus Dei women there is an effort to be stylish and beautiful in a modest way).
Fr. Christopher Phillips is up next. Anyone else watching but me? Or are none of you multi-taskers?
Okay he's on, and he has said the Apostolic Constitution is a response from the Holy Father to a request not an overture to Anglicans as said in the introduction.
Married priests controversial?
Fr. Chris: Marriage will always be seen as extraordinary.
The Church has a long history of ordaining already married men.
Whoohoo! He mentions the TAC and the Anglican Church in America.
Fr. Chris stresses that the request for an Ordinariate was unanimous but that does not mean that every bishop or every parish or parishioner will rush right in as soon as one is established.
A lot of calls and emails coming in.
Papal infallibility? Answer: The standard of the faith is the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
They will accept all of the Catholic doctrines in a profession of faith, he said.
It is a corporate act, but individuals within that corporate body have to make their own individual expression of faith.
There may be some people who don't want to be part of this. Need a pastoral approach. Anglican bishops being careful about this, pastors of souls and want to do thing in a way that brings people along. Each individual will ultimately be making a profession of faith but it will be done as a group.
Married deacons in the Catholic Church will not be eligible to "go in the back door" to become ordained a priest.
As soon as we have an Ordinary appointed, then the whole thing can take its natural course.
The Pastoral Provision was an experiment. It worked, now the Holy Father is expanding it for the whole world.
What abstinence requirements before Mass? It is not a requirement in the Latin Church. If the Church is allowing a man who is married, presumably the Church is bringing those gifts and that particular life into the priestly ministry.
Difference between high and low church? Simply because someone is high church does not mean he assents to Catholic doctrine.
Okay, it's over. That was quick!
Television is frustrating, no? There is so little time to talk with any depth about anything.
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Is the good Father on after this pro-life lobbyist?
Raymond Arroyo is apparently not a Latinist.
Bummer. I like totally missed it. Stations and Benediction ran over…
The program will air again at 1:00 AM Saturday, 4:00 PM Sunday, and 10:00 AM and 11:00 PM on Monday.
I thought Fr. Phillps did an excellent job in the time available. Although I learned little new, I did appreciate his clarifying that everything would start falling into place once CDF established the Ordinariate and appointed an Ordinary. May the Lord hurry the day, esp. in Canada!
Fr Phillips enthusiasm, and his appreciation for the ACA bishops was striking.
I'm ready for "the natural course" to begin. Lets pray that we soon hear of ordinaries being appointed.
Maybe "The Anglo-Catholic" should post its own podcasts which would include interviews and roundtable discussions and lectures.
I think that is an excellent idea, if a good knowledgeable interviewer, can be found. Someone like Brian Lamb of CSPAN when he does his Q&A interviews Sunday evening. Non-controversial personally, but there is time for the interviewee to present "his side" in controversial matters.
!Gracias! Fr. Phillips. Perhaps another more in depth interview Mr. Arroyo. Or perhaps Fr. Phillips should be interviewed on the program the other two priests were on a few weeks ago. And it would be a great benefit if we could advise parishioners about such informative programs with a bit of lead time.
I'm back from Austin, home in San Antonio. First order of business is a cup of tea, then I'll post a few thoughts.
Fr. Phillips,
Great job on your part! My Catholic wife also thought a lot of your presentation and your calm, gracious demeanor. I hope you will do another interview and take more (and better) questions. God bless you.
Fr. Bill Ledbetter
Some people might appreciate the following link the the EWTN audio archives of The World Over. Fr Phillips appearance is not up yet, though should be soon.
http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?seriesID=-6892288&T1=The+World+Over
Following on from Father Phillips statement about everything falling into place upon the erection of an Ordinariate, I was wondering just how the initial Ordinary and Governing Council of an Ordinariate is to be chosen, since AC and the complementary norms provide that the Governing Council provides a terna of three names from which the Holy See chooses one to be the Ordinary. If the whole set up with priests and Governing Council is not yet in place, does this mean that Holy See will appoint a temporary Ordinary or Apostolic Vicar initially until the whole thing is up and running? As a lawyer, I am curious that the AC does not spell out initial transitioinal arrangements. Does anyone have any idea how this will work in practice? I guess we will know once we have the first document erecting an ordinariate by the CDF.
Charles, the silence you hear is all of us waiting with bated breath!
I think it's one of those very important things which God will reveal through the right channel at the right time…
Charles,
I gather from the letter to the CDF that the TAC bishops of Canada have just written, that the CDF will apoint 3 priests/bishops to act as an interim Council in order to compose a terna of names to submit to the Holy Father to appoint the first Ordinary. Once there is an Ordinariate with an Ordinary then certainly 'everything will fall into place.' Neat, huh?