Ok to take pictures?

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bmadamsberry said:
It hurts to be judged incorrectly. It hurts to be told that one doesn’t understand what’s going on at Mass. Please don’t assume that because someone does something that you are against that they don’t understand what’s happening or what’s going on.
Disagree with me, go ahead, but don’t judge what I know and do not know.
I KNOW that it is the Body and Blood, Soul and Davinity of Christ that is sacrificed at Mass. If I had a son or daughter and I took a picture of them at their first altar serving, I would be worshiping. I can’t speak for others, because I don’t know how they worship, but I myself would be worshipping G-d. I would be remembering that G-d created this child, that my child is serving the Creator of the Universe! I would think that what would be going through my mind would be a complete acknowledgement that G-d is there. I think that it is pivatol upon one’s intent. Is one’s intent to honor their child only, will they do it in an obtrusive way, are they forgetting that G-d is present, are they ONLY focusing upon the server instead of the one that the person is serving? If so, then I agree they should not do it!
Some people, I’m sure, cannot take pictures without becoming distracted. Maybe that’s some of the problems being raised. Maybe that’s why some people think that taking pictures would take away from the Mass. For them, it’s true! But for some, like myself, who could take a photo and remember who the ultimate center of everything is, don’t see a problem with it.
So, I apologize for getting angry. I see now that I was getting angry that people aren’t able to worship like myself, and vice versus. Instead, I should have realized that some people can’t worship in that way, just like I can’t worship to hard rock Christian music. Again, sorry, especially to benedictgal.
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With all due respect, I do not think that neither you nor the proponents of taking photographs of the child serving during Mass read what Archbishop Ranjnith said. When we make the Mass about our activity, then, there are problems. Even those who are photographers and take pride in their work should realize that something greater than themselves and greater than the subject they are photographing is taking place here.

Having photographers at the Mass snapping away just further proves the point that Archbishop Ranjinth made when he said that “Wall Street has moved into the sanctuary.”
 
zab said:
Yeah, and if you are ever away from your family for a period of time, you won’t need a the aid of a photograph then either, right?

I’m just being a little difficult here because I see that some of the questions are getting a little rediculous and insulting when trying to make a point. I actually agree that there should be some restrictions about taking photos during Mass. However, I would not say that it should never be done.
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Sounds like iconoclasm.

The whole argument for statues and icons are… that they are a helpful.

This kid could end up being a saint, and then that image can later be hawked to people after being plastic injection molded as cheap as 2 dollars a piece, and much more expensive on the other side of the spectrum.

Since when were catholics against images of children living holy lives?
 
StrawberryJam said:
As a believer, Jim.

Depending on how long you will live, and how long you have known Jim, and if you will be in heaven or not, you may as well get the picture of Jim.
Your odds are you will be in heaven with Jesus for Eternity. You won’t need a picture of him there. Unless, you get to see just as much of him there as you do here and now. Will the Beatific Vision be a real face to face, or is this figurative spiritual mumbo jumbo? Who can really say? Who has been there and can tell us?

So, get the picture and then ask the priest if it was a sin. Why ask these people who are not even priests about a matter of church policy?
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For some people, no painting of Jesus will satisfy a desire to see His face. The only thing that comes close is the Shroud of Tourin. I take it that you are not one of those with a desire to see His face.
 
bostonboy23 said:
it a very exciting day for you and your family i don’t think the priest would care one way or another. i wouldn’t go randomly around taking pictures at mass but if its the first time your daughter is serving why not?
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My pastor, my parochial vicar and three other priests whom I consulted do care. The point is that we are focusing too much on what the child is doing rather than Who she is servinig. This is not akin to some sort of dance/piano recital or a sports game. This is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
 
zab said:
For some people, no painting of Jesus will satisfy a desire to see His face. The only thing that comes close is the Shroud of Tourin. I take it that you are not one of those with a desire to see His face.
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That is what the vision is supposed to be.

So, what I am saying is if that is your eternity, then you won’t need a picture of that. But you may want one of that guy Jim. Who will not be your eternity, and you can’t know if he will even share the same prime real estate you are getting.
 
StrawberryJam said:
That is what the vision is supposed to be.

So, what I am saying is if that is your eternity, then you won’t need a picture of that. But you may want one of that guy Jim. Who will not be your eternity, and you can’t know if he will even share the same prime real estate you are getting.
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Perhaps. But what I do know is that God loves Jim…and StrawberryJam!
 
Catholic90 said:
My mother has several old black and white photographs of her relatives in coffins.
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That tradition is very old, taking pictures of a departed loved one is not the same as snapping pictures during the funeral.
 
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