tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post978825149275028241..comments2023-10-15T09:36:12.013+01:00Comments on Countercultural Father: Beyond Satire: Queuing as ReverenceBen Trovatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-16112722365965780712011-06-25T19:05:36.853+01:002011-06-25T19:05:36.853+01:00JK Thanks for your comment: but I should point ou...JK Thanks for your comment: but I should point out that I am only a Father in the family, not the ecclesiastical, order...Ben Trovatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-63302287096700610352011-06-24T13:50:05.859+01:002011-06-24T13:50:05.859+01:00Sorry, Father, you got it wrong. We are only in pr...Sorry, Father, you got it wrong. We are only in procession if we intend to receive communion standing and in our hands. Those of us who kneel and receive in the mouth are `individuals` and not acting with the `community`, so we are `queuers` What a disgrace we are!John Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074138642860577242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-49438717514354865662011-06-20T08:24:13.114+01:002011-06-20T08:24:13.114+01:00I allow for the possibility of reverent queuing; i...I allow for the possibility of reverent queuing; it's the 'sign' bit I really struggle with: particularly given the NO obsession with exteriority of participation etc... <br /><br />And the conflation of procession with queue: just back from Chartres where we processed into the cathedrals and queued for the loos: most parishes at communion time look a lot more like the second than the first...Ben Trovatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-80878818200180953612011-06-19T21:31:12.944+01:002011-06-19T21:31:12.944+01:00I must admit I always thought the "reverent q...I must admit I always thought the "reverent queuing" a bit of a joke!Patriciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906131174326742939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-9461149596253911842011-06-19T20:50:35.475+01:002011-06-19T20:50:35.475+01:00If it is satire you want, obtain a copy of the Bis...If it is satire you want, obtain a copy of the Bishops' Conference document of March 2001:<br /><br />""Guidelines from the ... 'Conference' of England & Wales for Catholics responding to declarations of ecumenical welcome and commitment from other churches."<br /><br />The upshot being I can fulfill my Sunday/Holyday Duties by attendance at the village CofE, Baptist chapel, or whatever.Sixupmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486627001579821658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-47502923069949983852011-06-19T18:07:18.787+01:002011-06-19T18:07:18.787+01:00Great stuff.
I was wondering how you queue in an ...Great stuff.<br /><br />I was wondering how you queue in an irreverent way. Push in? Tut if you think the queue is moving too slowly?leutgebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566408268292424147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-52801712301193374782011-06-19T17:06:57.709+01:002011-06-19T17:06:57.709+01:00Thank you Father: we strive to please...Thank you Father: we strive to please...Ben Trovatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-73597925585559418342011-06-19T14:12:07.664+01:002011-06-19T14:12:07.664+01:00Wonderful post! Made me laugh out loud!Wonderful post! Made me laugh out loud!Fr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.com