Need direction, prayers and advice

[jmcrae]

<<get himself Confirmed, as well, rather than having to wait until Easter with his RCIA class>>

Another misunderstanding of the sacrament. Confirmation is administered to an individual, there is no requirement to receive it as part of an RCIA Class.

And it may be administered on days other than Easter and, in cases of pastoral need, should be.

I agree with this. What I don’t agree with, is the person himself just up and deciding that his priest doesn’t know what he’s doing, and sneaking around to get past the priest.

What he needs to do is, discuss it with the priest, present his side, and let the priest advise him. The priest could, if given the opportunity, ramp up his initiation process, present him to the Bishop early, and have him out of RCIA by the end of the week, without any sneaking around involved at all.

 

[crm114]

What he needs to do is, discuss it with the priest, present his side, and let the priest advise him.

Hooray! We agree! My hope is the gentleman has been observing our well-intended bickering and will be motivated to do exactly that, making the urgency clear.