| Dismantling of Vatican II |
Thu, 08 July 2010 05:35 |
Anne
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http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2& entry_id=3088
Strong words from Bishop Kevin Dowling.
"The Southern Cross [South Africa's "national Catholic weekly"] about three or four weeks ago published a picture of Bishop Slattery with his "cappa magna" in colour... For me, such a display of what amounts to triumphalism in a Church torn apart by the sexual abuse scandal, is most unfortunate. What happened there bore the marks of a medieval royal court, not the humble, servant leadership modelled by Jesus. But it seems to me that this is also a symbol of what has been happening in the Church especially since Pope John Paul II became the Bishop of Rome and up till today - and that is "restorationism", the carefully planned dismantling of the theology, ecclesiology, pastoral vision, indeed the "opening of the windows" of Vatican II in order to "restore" a previous, or more controllable model of Church through an increasingly centralised power structure; a structure which now controls everything in the life of the Church through a network of Vatican Congregations led by Cardinals who ensure strict compliance with what is deemed by them to be "orthodox". Those who do not comply face censure and punishment..."
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