In a recent message recorded on an Iphone Pope Francis called Bishop Tony Palmer his BROTHER BISHOP and sent greetings to a USA conference of evangelical church delegates.
Tony Palmer's whole talk is good - but you can skip to Francis' recording if you wish.
Sadly Tony Palmer was killed in a motor bike accident shortly after this.
Bishop Palmer was buried at St Johns RC Church, Bath in the UK. Canon David told us that because Tony was not a Roman Catholic he had to ask his bishops permission to celebrate the requiem and though Tony’ s wife and children are Roman Catholics, permission still had to be given for the requiem. The bishop agreed but said that Tony could not be buried as a bishop as he was not a Roman Catholic bishop. However, Pope Francis said he should and could be buried as a bishop…and so that put an end to that little bit of ecclesiastical nonsense!
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Bishop Palmer was buried at St Johns RC Church, Bath in the UK. Canon David told us that because Tony was not a Roman Catholic he had to ask his bishops permission to celebrate the requiem and though Tony’ s wife and children are Roman Catholics, permission still had to be given for the requiem. The bishop agreed but said that Tony could not be buried as a bishop as he was not a Roman Catholic bishop. However, Pope Francis said he should and could be buried as a bishop…and so that put an end to that little bit of ecclesiastical nonsense!
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TONY AND FRANCIS:
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Truly extraordinary in the depths of mutual love and generosity - the Spirit lives! Thank you so much for sharing. Yet here in Northern Ireland we continue to operate segregated schooling. If Protestants and Catholics were of different colour segregation would be illegal.
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I was by baptism a northern Catholic. I make the distinction because after many years of working among the Irish in the Midlands and London I came to recognise many differences between Catholics from the different political parts of Ireland.
ReplyDeleteI have also worked among people from many other races and different ethnic origins. I have worked and lived among folks of every faith and none.
Northern Irish Catholics are in general insular, very parochial in outlook and less accepting of the faith of others.
I have little doubt that that much of that is the result of separate schooling.and please spare me the time worn arguments. Ive heard them all before.
Thank you for bringing this unbelievable act of folly on the part of Francis to your readership. In overturning the legitimate decision of the Diocesan Bishop of Clifton that Revered Palmer was not to be buried according to the Rites of the Roman Catholic Church, let alone as a bishop, you get to know all you need to know about this Pope. He overturns dogma and tradition on a whim, with no thought whatsoever as to the implications of his decision on the Faithful, who on this occasion were deeply distressed and confused by what happened. The bishop too was utterly bewildered, and felt humiliated to be dressed down by the pope in such a public way. I know of many bishops and priests who are saying why should we uphold Catholic Tradition and Teaching? Why should we when the pope can overturn it on a whim. The allowing of women to have their feet washed at the Mandatum on Holy Thursday by executive decree of the pope is yet another example. No pope has the right to behave in this way. I am not alone in being deeply troubled by this pope. Faithful Catholic in Clifton diocese.
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