Not after the homily, but occasionally at the time of the announcements he may ask someone to give a brief witness for a specific reason, such as a couple may get up and briefly tell how God has blessed them in their practice of stewardship during the Stewardship drive. This type of thing happens only once or twice a year, always for a specific reason.
Yes. thank you. he doesnt care about what i say. he and the parishoners think they own the Church. i believe that the people has become very anti pope also. today, i heard a parishoner calling for the pope to step down. they dont want to recognize the pope is the authority of the Church. they are franciscans.
…And I’m guessing that their complaint isn’t that the Pope is too liberal either.
i think they dont like him because he condemns their attitudes towards the Church.…And I’m guessing that their complaint isn’t that the Pope is too liberal either.
believe me, i would if i could but each one i go to is worse than the other.
Ultimate hypocrisy. If they were traditionalists, they’d be called sedevacantists. As it stands, however, they are credited and praised for being in full communion with the Vatican.
and so they think.
This is quite serious. I would suggest informing the priest that parishioners are openly talking about the Pope while at the parish. If they have an opinion than whatever, but to talk like this openly in front of others while in a Catholic parish, should not be allowed. Maybe the priest can speak with them about it.
i agree with you. but i am afraid it is the priests who are leading the people as such.
That’s an excellent point.
I still think you should discuss this with your priest. If he does not know that people disagree with what they’re doing, they’re going to think that everything is just fine and maybe push the envelope a little more. I would also be very surprised if your priest was ok with parishioners openly calling for the Pope to step down while at the parish. This can cause scandal on so many levels and the priest needs to address it.
thank you. i might go and talk to the bishop if i can.
Not sure what being Franciscan has to do with anything, but the Mass shouldn’t be interupted at the homily for ‘lay witness’. Please do speak respectfully to your priest about it again. You’ll want to be able to say you’ve talked to him when you do contact the bishop.
thank you. i always speak respectfully to all priests. i am afraid there is nothing that i can say to this priest that is going to make him change his mind on the things he is doing.