On other fronts, the Bish has backed the Codfish and decided an eight-year old girl can't choose to become a Catholic. The family is gutted, and I think it'll reflect badly on how people regard the leader of our parish for a while. My friends who are running the programme this year (I just teach it, they run it) are deeply upset but have had to give up the fight. We still have to celebrate First Reconciliation in a week and a half, but this girl won't be permitted to be included. Sad, huh. I emailed the codfish last night about some administrative matters and I added this: p.s. I heard on the grapevine that you have said no to baptising the child in our parish who wants to be baptised. Did you and the Bishop really truly, decide between the two of you that a child who wants to be a Catholic can't be one? Honestly? In our own parish??? What happened to evangelisation? Isn't that what we are supposed to do? What really is your problem? Really? I sincerely want to know. We've been keen to offer solutions, we've offered our support, we have reiterated the power of St A's School and you do not appear, between the two of you, to be coming to the party. So why are you really so against a child becoming a Catholic? It's easy to hide behind legal arguments, but we are looking for a sensible solution in what has always been a Christian community.
That was a couple of days ago... he hasn't answered - yet. OMG... can't wait until Sunday's Mass... not. I feel like we're carrying on the Jesus legacy that JCjnr gave us, and we've been hobnailed by a Scribe. A Sadducee, perhaps. He is a lawyer after all.
I think I'll be keeping my head down and thinking about my writing...
