Comments on: Support questions at post-resignation discussion https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2019/11/04/support-questions-at-post-resignation-discussion/ The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Sun, 03 Nov 2019 22:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.4 By: Greg https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2019/11/04/support-questions-at-post-resignation-discussion/#comment-37779 Sun, 03 Nov 2019 22:39:29 +0000 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=20361#comment-37779 Could we flip this around?
Given that we like to emphasis the “priesthood of the laity”, once we have gone through our cathartic meetings, talked of all the good work, and paid in compensation the widow’s mite (or the planned giving of one family’s generation), how about we laity renew our study, humility, and practice of Catholic sexual morality.

It’s not just the ordained that are called to chastity (distinct from “celibacy”). We laity are supposed to be chaste too, which is part of being pure of heart (CCC 2518). I don’t mean to say that I shouldn’t have a justified anger but I use this to consider sexual purity and chastity in my own life, media, and environment. Chip some scales off.

Consider the Good Samaritan who helped and the Levite priest who avoided the injured man on the road. The inaction of the Priest cleric in the story does not excuse you from seeking, learning, and acting correctly. Like the Samaritan we have to address damage when those who are suppose to lead do not.

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