I'm looking for a Catholic church currently and my big issue is my total contempt for most of the priests I encounter. I will never forget the cowardice of the church during COVID and it only takes a couple keystrokes to find out that any given church succumbed to the fear and panic of 2020 when I myself did not. After such knowledge, what forgiveness?
The hierarchy's lack of fortitude during the lockdowns was disgusting, but if you're looking to find a group of people who pushed back consistently, even if not in a formal matter, and gained moral fortitude during the lockdowns, it is younger priests. It's important to remember that this was a sudden and unexpected direct persecution of the Church (and all private organization). Even the SSPX chapel I attended had to curtail activities due to constant police surveillance--and this is a rural area, and no one could claim the SSPX dutifully went along with the lockdowns (they were the ones who fought and prevailed in lawsuits later on in NY). Not to defend the gutlessness of most Catholics and the hierarchy, but it was not universal, and even the strongest were sucker-punched by these people who were literally insane.
I'm looking for a Catholic church currently and my big issue is my total contempt for most of the priests I encounter. I will never forget the cowardice of the church during COVID and it only takes a couple keystrokes to find out that any given church succumbed to the fear and panic of 2020 when I myself did not. After such knowledge, what forgiveness?
Si iniquitates observaberis, quis sustinebit?
The hierarchy's lack of fortitude during the lockdowns was disgusting, but if you're looking to find a group of people who pushed back consistently, even if not in a formal matter, and gained moral fortitude during the lockdowns, it is younger priests. It's important to remember that this was a sudden and unexpected direct persecution of the Church (and all private organization). Even the SSPX chapel I attended had to curtail activities due to constant police surveillance--and this is a rural area, and no one could claim the SSPX dutifully went along with the lockdowns (they were the ones who fought and prevailed in lawsuits later on in NY). Not to defend the gutlessness of most Catholics and the hierarchy, but it was not universal, and even the strongest were sucker-punched by these people who were literally insane.
I have a particularly dour view of reactions to COVID as I was in true blue LA for the worst of it
Russian Orthodoxy…