Links for 12/10/15 | National Catholic Reporter

Links for 12/10/15 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: The timing on the Catholic-Jewish relations letter is perfect for Channuka.  Of course, the problems in the relationship go back to the rump Judaizers, who thought that the Pauline Church was a harlot for not starting everyone off as a Jew first.  John of Patmos was one of those, like the anonymous onepeterfive correspondent.  In both cases, modernism wins.  Hopefully we can have an adult relationship with the Jews (which is critical of Israel as needed) and which atones for sins that are mostly on the Christian side.



Speaking of sin, I agree with my Archbishop on the need to not avoid Mass due to conciousness of sin.  I called it keeping the lines of communication open.  Then I simply started avoiding the prohibition on Communion with no ill effects on my soul.  Now if I don't make it, its usually because of transportation and waking time issues, not from any sense of guilt.  Any such guilt is the product of excess imagination of the pious, i.e., its made up out of whole cloth.  Most of the serious sin nowadays is economic failure to share, not a failure of personal conduct.  This is what Francis is talking about, much to the chagrin of LifeSiteNews and our anonymous onepeterfive writer, who like to think their lifestyles are a sign of divine favor.  Their tone and volume is fueled by their incipient guilt.