Well, today the guilt is of a different kind. I didn't do anything myself, the pope did. It's his fault.
Growing up, I thought all Catholics were the Vatican II type. It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized that Vatican II had arrived too late in most of Europe and that not everyone believed that the whole thing about social responsibility, openness to other denominations, etc. was important and necessary. Ecumenism has always made a lot of sense to me, so did bringing the church closer to people and their realities. For all the mistakes of the church, I have to give credit to my (Vatican II and post Medellin and Puebla) Catholic upbringing for many important decisions I've made in the course of my life.
Now, this pope is taking it back. First the deal about the mass in Latin...now his claims about other Christian churches not being as good or as real...what next?
Many of my English-speaking friends will not care about this post, but some of my best gringo friends are Christians of denominations other than Catholic. I wanted to post this note to let them know that I count myself among the many Catholics horrified at what is going on in the Vatican right now.
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Hi there! Thanks so much for stopping by and introducing yourself. I appreciated your great comments. I hope to hear from you again. Oh, and I agree about the pope. It's a shame that he wants to undo all the amazing progress that has been made. Angel
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