Who's in charge at church?

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Br. Rich SFO:
The parent should have controled or removed the children. The priest may have spoken with the pastor after Mass you don’t know. There should always be an Usher who can step in when necessary to insure that the Mass is not disturbed.
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“Scuze me” a little confusion on my end - I don’t get who the “pastor” is - I know who the priest is.
 
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“Scuze me” a little confusion on my end - I don’t get who the “pastor” is - I know who the priest is.
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Since the original post indicates that the priest only says Mass on Fridays. It appears that he is a visiting or retired priest. The priest could have spoken to the woman after Mass or could have spoken to the Pastor of the parish who may know her better.
 
Catholic Heart:
It seems to me that rather than criticizing, those at Mass could have gently given help to that poor mom…The very fact that she came,and brought her little ones…is astounding…Those present could have helped her out…That would have been the charitable and loving thing to do.
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It’s a nice idea, but how many of us would step in with someone else’s children? I’m assuming the OP doesn’t really know this woman, since he did nothing, perhaps no one felt like they could step in. It’s wonderful that this woman was there with her kids, but I have to ask, why wasn’t she controlling them? Maybe the OP should approach this woman and ask if there’s some way to help her out. Just a thought.
 
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Timidity:
Because I was sure it was a typo. For the life of me I can’t see how a preschooler could climb upon the altar… it’s much too high.
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Sanctuary and Altar are often used interchangeably. It is probably a “sloppy” way of saying things, but when read in context it is usually easy to figure out what one means by “Altar”.

“I was on the Altar” usually means, “I was in the sanctuary”.
 
I have likely the best behaved children in church. Ages 7-5-3-1 my children know what corporal punishment is (except for the 1 year old). I constantly get admirable comments at Mass. You do not absolutely hear a peep out of my kids at mass…Not a peep!!!. I am thoroughly convinced that is because of the potential of getting their behinds tarred by me, their father, keeps them in line. If one of my kids starts to get a little “antsy” at church all I have to do is give them the look. I am sick and tired of the Kum baya types (who have terribly behaved children by the way) who are brainwashed into thinking in the lines that spanking is a societal evil.

My kids rarely get spanked but they know that it is a real likelyhood if they go to far with me. Another word I like to use in this line of thought is consistency. Consistency is a major player when it comes to dicipline.
 
Br. Rich SFO:
Since the original post indicates that the priest only says Mass on Fridays. It appears that he is a visiting or retired priest. The priest could have spoken to the woman after Mass or could have spoken to the Pastor of the parish who may know her better.
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Thanks for the "splain! I was afraid the practice at the “should be”
Catholic Church here on Lake Woebegone had spread further - the parish regulars refer to the “priestess” as “pastor”.
 
I am sorry that I was ignorant of the correct term for the elevated area surrounding the actual altar. To get to the area … … one must climb up stairs. Such a platform was constructed in San Francisco this past weekend where the most beautiful holy sacrifice of the mass took place. I could hear a few babies crying way in the back of the auditorium but it was not at all distracting. I guarantee you there were no toddlers jumping around on the platform that surrounded the altar. Only the holiest priests, brothers and officials of EWTN were respectfully on the area surrounding the altar.
I highly recommend the EWTN 25 year celebration to anyone who will be fortunate enough to have it come to his/her area.
 
CCC2478 says to avoid rash judgment, everyone should be careful to interpret insofar as possible his neighbor’s thoughts, words, and deeds in a favorable way.

One mom with only two hands but with three children…and only heaven knows what was in her thoughts and hearts at the time.

I would have gone to her with a smile and an offer to help.

Just me,
breeze
 
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