tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post7886619687866180150..comments2023-10-15T09:36:12.013+01:00Comments on Countercultural Father: Phoenix turns back the tide on 'both kinds'Ben Trovatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-15424489217621045042011-09-26T07:59:33.370+01:002011-09-26T07:59:33.370+01:00As you say, it will be very interesting. One of t...As you say, it will be very interesting. One of the first outcomes is the vilification of the bishop by Catholics who disagree, of course: see Fr Z's blog for details.Ben Trovatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-77019954735547374202011-09-25T18:07:43.107+01:002011-09-25T18:07:43.107+01:00Needless to say I checked on their reasons for &qu...Needless to say I checked on their reasons for "restoring the male-only sanctuary". The argument is along William Oddie's lines but much more powerful because it is put in a positive way. They believe that by training boys to be altar servers and girls to be sacristans. Evidence of increasing vocations both to the priesthood and the religious life can result from this approach. I suspect that the content of the training is important too but it will be interesting to see the outcome.Part-time Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183889477468203531noreply@blogger.com