I'll be honest. I have not seen many of these priests and being an eccentric, I have little use for what they desire. That said, I am not sure this is as deeply seeded as this work would speak. Then again my finger on the pulse of the Church is primarily from those who do speak up, so it would make sense for there to be a bias against the quiet shuffling courtiers and diffident comformists. There does seem to be a use for such men as maintainers and functionaries, in a healthy social order. But in an unhealthy climate in the Church, they are unfortunately used as chess pieces. They are inevitable to appear as the cultute breeds them, and some simply take this path naturally as it is an easy road to find in any human society and culture, useful in peace, the targets in cultural war. In other words, they are civilians, and we always need some, but we desperately need more soldiers, captains, and champions. I do wish there was someone with psychological or sociological research training to run the numbers on this. These sorts of hypotheses can be tested. But only the audit ought to be run from this. And even then, only as one advisor among many, never as the sole expert or final standard, but scrutinized as much as the rest. The solutions ought to come then from not the ivory tower, but the Church qua Church. That is to say, give the scholars their seat on deck if it is prudent for them to have one, but do not give them the captain's chair. From what little I can gleen, I do believe this matter is slowly being addressed as Holy Mother Church revs up out of Her period of quiet cold war and back into the active furnace of the war for souls. The Church as always, moves slowly as She has one eye in contemplation and adoration of Her Bridegroom awaiting His call as She must, for She is His, and He Loves Her and always has Her best interest. Even when She does not understand His ways, She trusts Him. Lord Jesus, I trust in You. Amen.
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One of the most accurate and good article ever written. RIP Fr. Paul Mankowski
Ordained in 98. The seminary encourages balance. Give no offense. Make sure the bills get paid. This makes courage and fortitude unattractive.
I'll be honest. I have not seen many of these priests and being an eccentric, I have little use for what they desire. That said, I am not sure this is as deeply seeded as this work would speak.
Then again my finger on the pulse of the Church is primarily from those who do speak up, so it would make sense for there to be a bias against the quiet shuffling courtiers and diffident comformists.
There does seem to be a use for such men as maintainers and functionaries, in a healthy social order. But in an unhealthy climate in the Church, they are unfortunately used as chess pieces.
They are inevitable to appear as the cultute breeds them, and some simply take this path naturally as it is an easy road to find in any human society and culture, useful in peace, the targets in cultural war.
In other words, they are civilians, and we always need some, but we desperately need more soldiers, captains, and champions.
I do wish there was someone with psychological or sociological research training to run the numbers on this. These sorts of hypotheses can be tested. But only the audit ought to be run from this. And even then, only as one advisor among many, never as the sole expert or final standard, but scrutinized as much as the rest. The solutions ought to come then from not the ivory tower, but the Church qua Church. That is to say, give the scholars their seat on deck if it is prudent for them to have one, but do not give them the captain's chair.
From what little I can gleen, I do believe this matter is slowly being addressed as Holy Mother Church revs up out of Her period of quiet cold war and back into the active furnace of the war for souls. The Church as always, moves slowly as She has one eye in contemplation and adoration of Her Bridegroom awaiting His call as She must, for She is His, and He Loves Her and always has Her best interest. Even when She does not understand His ways, She trusts Him.
Lord Jesus, I trust in You. Amen.