He is also one of only two bishops in the world to just suspended all activities of the Latin Mass communities in his diocese during the farcaical H1N1 "outbreak" of 2009. Openly not a fan of the traditional liturgy, or the traditional culture, he's also a member of the CCCB standing committee on Development & Peace, always pushing their agenda.
Furthermore, as my priest was on vacation with his family this week (I attend an Anglican Use Parish here in Calgary, which is what brought me back to the church), thus I went to Corpus Christi for weekday Masses (it was the parish I grew up in, and still live close by), and immediately noticed numerous liturgical abuses, and thus not to cause a scene in the Parish after Mass, I noted them in e-mails, this morning at Mass I did as I always do when receive Holy Communion, I knelt, and was ready to receive on the tongue, the "pastor" demands I stand up, and receive in the hand, I stood up but refused to touch the precious body. The "Priest" came back into the sanctuary after Mass and decided that I had no right raising issues such as him not wearing his chasuble during mass, the fact that the precious blood was not consumed at the end of of the communication of the faithful, and the fact that he permits the extraordinary ministers to consume the precious blood, despite what the Congregation of Divine Worship teaches. These were just some of the issues, I also raised the fact that Pope Benedict, as well as his predecessor, Bl. John Paul II, both upheld that it was not only acceptable to receive on the tongue, and kneeling, but that, as what Bl. John Paul II, is the most natural way of receiving communion. He claimed I knew nothing, and that he listened to the Bishop, not the Congregation, as it's the Bishop's call, not the Congregation's. Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't the Bishop be upholding what the Holy See teaches, and making rulings within the barriers of the teaching's of the Congregation, not going against them? This diocese really needs prayer!
Hey guys. I'm way late to the party here, but maybe you'll read this. St. Anthony's happens to be the same parish the TLM is celebrated at every day, and where I go exclusively now. Bishop Henry is very good on life and family issues, but outside of that I wouldn't consider him a friend of the traditional liturgy. He's very much into development and peace, and the first commenter was correct about his suspension of the traditional Mass during the H1N1 debacle. To sum everything up, you'd probably call him a neo-Catholic. He has his strengths, but it's basically confined to social justice, and weak on liturgical and sacramental matters.
Feel free to email me at i.g.saintonge@gmail.com if you want to follow up.
He is also one of only two bishops in the world to just suspended all activities of the Latin Mass communities in his diocese during the farcaical H1N1 "outbreak" of 2009. Openly not a fan of the traditional liturgy, or the traditional culture, he's also a member of the CCCB standing committee on Development & Peace, always pushing their agenda.
ReplyDeletePray for us here in Calgary.
Furthermore, as my priest was on vacation with his family this week (I attend an Anglican Use Parish here in Calgary, which is what brought me back to the church), thus I went to Corpus Christi for weekday Masses (it was the parish I grew up in, and still live close by), and immediately noticed numerous liturgical abuses, and thus not to cause a scene in the Parish after Mass, I noted them in e-mails, this morning at Mass I did as I always do when receive Holy Communion, I knelt, and was ready to receive on the tongue, the "pastor" demands I stand up, and receive in the hand, I stood up but refused to touch the precious body. The "Priest" came back into the sanctuary after Mass and decided that I had no right raising issues such as him not wearing his chasuble during mass, the fact that the precious blood was not consumed at the end of of the communication of the faithful, and the fact that he permits the extraordinary ministers to consume the precious blood, despite what the Congregation of Divine Worship teaches. These were just some of the issues, I also raised the fact that Pope Benedict, as well as his predecessor, Bl. John Paul II, both upheld that it was not only acceptable to receive on the tongue, and kneeling, but that, as what Bl. John Paul II, is the most natural way of receiving communion. He claimed I knew nothing, and that he listened to the Bishop, not the Congregation, as it's the Bishop's call, not the Congregation's.
DeleteCorrect me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't the Bishop be upholding what the Holy See teaches, and making rulings within the barriers of the teaching's of the Congregation, not going against them? This diocese really needs prayer!
Anonymous-are you referring to Bishop Frederick Henry, by any chance? I always thought he was one of the 'good ones' among the Canadian hierarchy.
ReplyDeleteI remember the 'swine flu' brouhaha with the Latin Mass communities.
Barb in NY
Hey guys. I'm way late to the party here, but maybe you'll read this. St. Anthony's happens to be the same parish the TLM is celebrated at every day, and where I go exclusively now.
ReplyDeleteBishop Henry is very good on life and family issues, but outside of that I wouldn't consider him a friend of the traditional liturgy. He's very much into development and peace, and the first commenter was correct about his suspension of the traditional Mass during the H1N1 debacle.
To sum everything up, you'd probably call him a neo-Catholic. He has his strengths, but it's basically confined to social justice, and weak on liturgical and sacramental matters.
Feel free to email me at i.g.saintonge@gmail.com if you want to follow up.