Re: Wedding at Cana

Posted by Joe A. on January 24, 2004 at 22:50:56:

In Reply to: Re: Wedding at Cana posted by Karl on January 23, 2004 at 15:51:29:

Karl,
I agree that your homilist gave a novel and interesting approach! Of couse, Jesus being led in a different direction by anyone is not very Johannine, but his overall approach is good food for reflection. I applaud his effort. Like you, I will be thinking about it further.
I of course know and agree that the text does not stand alone, and that we are a Church where revelation is experienced via Scripture and Tradition. It can become tricky though, I think, when evaluating tradition. Things that in one era seem rock solid (like the sun orbiting the earth) and that were regarded as revelation in one era are no longer seen as such in a different time. When we take a fresh look, it can seem at times as if the content of revelation (not limited to Biblical text) can be or has been manipulated. I think that my biggest problem with my priest is that he told the parish that the translation had to be inadequate based on his Mariology.
We also, of course, do have a text for a reason. It would seem that while Scripture has very high regard for Mary, it does not present her as having a perfect understanding of her son, with their being in perfect harmony with each other at all times. Such an approach seems to not be a deeper understanding of what already was (which is how I understand the role of Tradition, a la homoousious in the Creed) but rather something that has emerged in a different direction, and thus is not the faith of the apostles.
Mind you, I think that elements of the left are just as guilty of this type of thing, but the dynamic involved is quite different simply because their positions are not traditional, and have not been around that long.
So, when is something the valid arc of Tradition and the Deposit of Faith, and when is something just a tradition that can be discarded? This is a million dollar question, I suppose. But when people don't seem to be asking it is when I get angry. Especially homilists.

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: Karl, : I agree that your homilist gave a novel and interesting approach! Of couse, Jesus being led in a different direction by anyone is not very Johannine, but his overall approach is good food for reflection. I applaud his effort. Like you, I will be thinking about it further. : I of course know and agree that the text does not stand alone, and that we are a Church where revelation is experienced via Scripture and Tradition. It can become tricky though, I think, when evaluating tradition. Things that in one era seem rock solid (like the sun orbiting the earth) and that were regarded as revelation in one era are no longer seen as such in a different time. When we take a fresh look, it can seem at times as if the content of revelation (not limited to Biblical text) can be or has been manipulated. I think that my biggest problem with my priest is that he told the parish that the translation had to be inadequate based on his Mariology. : We also, of course, do have a text for a reason. It would seem that while Scripture has very high regard for Mary, it does not present her as having a perfect understanding of her son, with their being in perfect harmony with each other at all times. Such an approach seems to not be a deeper understanding of what already was (which is how I understand the role of Tradition, a la homoousious in the Creed) but rather something that has emerged in a different direction, and thus is not the faith of the apostles. : Mind you, I think that elements of the left are just as guilty of this type of thing, but the dynamic involved is quite different simply because their positions are not traditional, and have not been around that long. : So, when is something the valid arc of Tradition and the Deposit of Faith, and when is something just a tradition that can be discarded? This is a million dollar question, I suppose. But when people don't seem to be asking it is when I get angry. Especially homilists.

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