--Previous Message--
: It would be beyond belief if it wasn’t true.
: Really? As PDH points out, what was really
: beyond belief was that an unfaithful priest
: was allowed to present pretend-Catholicism
: to unsuspecting Catholics for so long.
:
: In 2009, Brisbane’s Catholic community was
: rocked Again, really? Does the writer have
: any evidence that Brisbane’s Catholic
: Community was in any way affected except to
: experience relief that a scandalous
: situation had finally been addressed? Sure,
: those of Peter Kennedy’s congregation who
: had grown accustomed to their feel-good,
: easy-going, pretend religion were miffed,
: but to claim the whole Catholic community
: was aggrieved is far too long a bow to draw.
:
: Then, in regard to the ousting of “beloved
: priest Father Peter Kennedy” the writer
: needs to know that priests are not ordained
: in order to become “beloved”, but to
: faithfully instruct their congregations and
: administer the authentic Sacraments of the
: Church.
:
: He led more than 700 devoted parishioners
: The question is: where was he leading them?
: The answer is: not where he should have
: been.
:
: but the Church’s higher powers doubted his
: faith. And with good reason. Indeed,
: “higher powers” and plain pew-dwellers who
: know the true Faith didn’t just doubt his
: faith; it was demonstrably in error.
:
: They scorned the statue of Buddha in the
: foyer How nasty! Particularly when you
: consider the fact that a crucifix is
: required equipment in every Buddhist temple.
: (I joke, of course.)
:
: So, on a stormy night, Gripping, isn’t it?
: Again, I joke – pathetic is closer to the
: mark, but the ability to learn lines written
: by someone else and repeat them is no
: guarantee of clarity of thought.
:
: Then we come to the bit about “this
: unconventional holy man”; how close does
: that go towards being an oxymoron?
: and what drove him to defy one of the
: world’s most powerful authorities. Oh, you
: know, pride, and that sort of stuff.
:
: And finally, we are subjected to a lecture
: on what “church” means, as if this writer
: would have the vaguest idea.
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: --Previous Message--
:
: From the QTC website :
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: "It would be beyond belief if it wasn’t
: true.
:
: In 2009, Brisbane’s Catholic community was
: rocked when the Catholic Church stepped in
: to oust beloved priest Father Peter Kennedy
: from his post at St Mary’s in South
: Brisbane.
:
: He led more than 700 devoted parishioners,
: but the Church’s higher powers doubted his
: faith. They scorned the statue of Buddha in
: the foyer and frowned when he blessed
: same-sex couples, or let women into the
: pulpit.
:
: So, on a stormy night, after refusing to
: resign or to fall in line with orthodoxy, an
: excommunicated Father Peter is packing up to
: go into exile – when a mysterious young
: homeless visitor walks out of the rain,
: wanting to know the story behind this
: unconventional holy man and what drove him
: to defy one of the world’s most powerful
: authorities.
:
: Gripping and inspirational drama, St Mary’s
: in Exile is the story of a tight-knit
: community, a poignant reminder that the word
: “church” refers not to the 123-year-old
: heritage listed Renaissance building, but
: the bond between the disparate people who
: gather there. A bond that endured when Peter
: handed over the keys amid a media frenzy,
: and led his flock down the street to the
: Trades and Labor Council building, where
: they still worship every weekend. Penned by
: acclaimed Brisbane playwright David Burton
: (April’s Fool, The Voice in the Walls,
: Hedonism’s Second Album)."
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: http://www.queenslandtheatre.com.au/Whats-On/Mainstage-2016/St-Marys-In-Exile
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