Church Receiving Criticism For Seahawks Display On Altar Before Super Bowl

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baliano said:
It’s representative of what happens when God is replaced by We in the Liturgy.
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Ugh! I find it more than distasteful - it raises the hair on the back of my neck. The display on the altar wasn’t the worst thing…there is a video showing the priest holding the Seahawk logo up and chanting “Sea” while the congregation responds out loud “Hawks.” :eek:
 
ProVobis said:
Donahue lost me on his “Let’s pray that the Yankees win…”

Apparently he misses the point of prayer altogether. It seems he should be praying for Lane, the player who had the most grueling injury in the first quarter.
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Bill Donohue loses me when he starts talking.
 
John_Lazarus said:
I don’t follow football.

I am a nominal Maple Leafs fan. I think hockey season counts against Purgatory as “time served”.
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Ice hockey is a great, truly great sport, often underrated and overlooked (unless you are from Canada, Minnesota or Norway).

It’s so fast. People who don’t understand it think it that is just about fighting. It is not. It is about incredible skill, speed, and play-making. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are one the best sports events ANYWHERE. Best teams: Oilers, Rangers, Avalanche, Bruins, Canadiens, not necessarily in that order. (I can never decide whom I support - when the Bruins play the Canadiens I cheer every goal.)
 
Tigg said:
Ugh! I find it more than distasteful - it raises the hair on the back of my neck. The display on the altar wasn’t the worst thing…there is a video showing the priest holding the Seahawk logo up and chanting “Sea” while the congregation responds out loud “Hawks.” :eek:
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The decorations on the altar, the chanting of “Sea…Hawks” and the priest holding up the blanket and wearing the hat.

Simply stomach turning. A COMPLETE lack of respect for God and a COMPLETE lack of awareness of what the Mass is about.

Anyone else notice what’s missing in those pictures???

The Tabernacle isn’t there. It’s probably been moved off to the side or in a chapel, which is fitting. Seems the Mass isn’t worshipping Christ and His sacrifice, but instead the community instead.

It makes it doubly upsetting when reports are that the diocese has been contacted for a response, and they’ve simply said “it’s not a big deal”.

Sacrilege. Not. A. Big Deal.
 
I agree that the display was inappropriate. And I’m a Seahawks fan.

But did anyone notice the last sentence? The completely irrelevant reference to the school shooting?
 
zz912 said:
It makes it doubly upsetting when reports are that the diocese has been contacted for a response, and they’ve simply said “it’s not a big deal”.

Sacrilege. Not. A. Big Deal.
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It used to be a big deal. Maybe about 50 years ago. Sports is the new sacred, among other things.
 
Suudy said:
I agree that the display was inappropriate. And I’m a Seahawks fan.

But did anyone notice the last sentence? The completely irrelevant reference to the school shooting?
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There was a school shooting a couple of months ago in that area, and I think that some of the victims (or maybe it was the shooter - I don’t recall just now) attended St. Mary’s.

This pastor and parish are part of the Charismatic Renewal, so it isn’t unusual for something out-of-the-norm to occur at CR parishes. I live in the diocese (Seattle) where this church is located, but I’ve not attended this parish.

At least the pep rally for the Hawks was at the end of the Mass. It could have been worse. :o
 
I think people need not make mountains out of molehills. That’s what Baptist bras are for! 😃

Seriously, if a Catholic church does have a Seahawks display, take it with a sense of humor. Not everything has to be solemn. Hey, we once sang, “Dropkick Me Jesus, Through the Goalposts of Life” before a Saints game. And the priest in St. Dominic’s Parish wore a green hat on St. Patrick’s Day.

Yes, I pray for the Saints to win; especially over the Cowboys and the Falcons 😛
 
eViLpOpTaRt said:
I think people need not make mountains out of molehills. That’s what Baptist bras are for! 😃

Seriously, if a Catholic church does have a Seahawks display, take it with a sense of humor. Not everything has to be solemn. Hey, we once sang, “Dropkick Me Jesus, Through the Goalposts of Life” before a Saints game. And the priest in St. Dominic’s Parish wore a green hat on St. Patrick’s Day.

Yes, I pray for the Saints to win; especially over the Cowboys and the Falcons 😛
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Witnessing of the Sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ does not have to be solemn?
 
I don’t know if this is the case or even possible, but what if it was a bunch of parishioners who kind of pushed this through? We don’t know who thought it up, right? Maybe they were big donors; 😉 wasn’t the pastor at all - he was from Boston and secretly for the Pats. 😃

You’ll get no argument from me on the inappropriateness and poor taste of it, but I feel like they’ve been embarrassed enough - a CAF thread ripping them apart - penance enough I would say. 🙂 (they are kind of my neighbors…)
 
Suudy said:
But did anyone notice the last sentence? The completely irrelevant reference to the school shooting?
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I did notice. Funny how every political angle must be pushed as all costs. Just cram in the reference even though it has absolutely nothing to do with the story.
 
eViLpOpTaRt said:
I think people need not make mountains out of molehills. That’s what Baptist bras are for! 😃

Seriously, if a Catholic church does have a Seahawks display, take it with a sense of humor. Not everything has to be solemn. Hey, we once sang, “Dropkick Me Jesus, Through the Goalposts of Life” before a Saints game. And the priest in St. Dominic’s Parish wore a green hat on St. Patrick’s Day.

Yes, I pray for the Saints to win; especially over the Cowboys and the Falcons 😛
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Sacrilege is not a molehill.
 
Just another painful example of the Mass being about us instead of Him. Offer a Rosary as reparation for this.
 
John_Lazarus said:
I don’t follow football.

I am a nominal Maple Leafs fan. I think hockey season counts against Purgatory as “time served”.
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Do people still go to the games in Toronto with the paper bags over their heads?
 
ProVobis said:
No, just at Mass. 😃
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🙂 Well, as long as they are still big fans of the Mass, even if they are embarrassed to be seen with the likes of people that attend church with them, there is still hope.
Heck there are people coming to CAF regularly who are embarrassed by the amount of us extreme right wingers too, but as long as we all got out paper bags of anonymity on, we all still keep coming back for more.
 
808Catholic said:
Absolutely horrible! And some clergy wonder why parishioners stop coming to Mass! I pray that God grants that pastor more understanding.:eek:
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Any parishioner who stops coming to Mass over this is a Catholic who has absolutely no understanding of the Eucharist.

I can understand a parishioner who moves to another parish. But stopping coming to Mass? In Peter’s words, “Lord, to whom should we go?”
 
otjm said:
Any parishioner who stops coming to Mass over this is a Catholic who has absolutely no understanding of the Eucharist.

I can understand a parishioner who moves to another parish. But stopping coming to Mass? In Peter’s words, “Lord, to whom should we go?”
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Not to be confrontational but what kind of Catholic puts up sports banner in a place of worship??:eek:
 
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