Another sad case of the bishops implicitly communicating that practicing the faith is just not that important. If it's inconvenient, we'll just dispense with it.
If issuing this statement telling everyone that they are not obligated can clear up the confusion, certainly issuing the same statement telling everyone that they are indeed obli…
Another sad case of the bishops implicitly communicating that practicing the faith is just not that important. If it's inconvenient, we'll just dispense with it.
If issuing this statement telling everyone that they are not obligated can clear up the confusion, certainly issuing the same statement telling everyone that they are indeed obligated would do just the same. Just tell everyone to show up for mass on a Monday. Big deal; it's worth it.
Those who would not attend due to the previously issued ordos and calendars would not be culpable for the mistake, so that makes no lick of difference. More than a month's notice is plenty of time to let people know; few people have it on their radar this far out anyway.
He wasn't doing it to make people non-culpable, so much as to make everyone realize they (or their fellow parishioners) are non-culpable and ensure they don't get stirred up about it.
To be clear, I agree with you that they should just communicate the obligation really well. But I don't think his concern is entirely unwarranted. There's significant confusion on the question, and that can cause significant problems for people with scruples, or for people who like to run everyone else's business.
Another sad case of the bishops implicitly communicating that practicing the faith is just not that important. If it's inconvenient, we'll just dispense with it.
If issuing this statement telling everyone that they are not obligated can clear up the confusion, certainly issuing the same statement telling everyone that they are indeed obligated would do just the same. Just tell everyone to show up for mass on a Monday. Big deal; it's worth it.
Those who would not attend due to the previously issued ordos and calendars would not be culpable for the mistake, so that makes no lick of difference. More than a month's notice is plenty of time to let people know; few people have it on their radar this far out anyway.
He wasn't doing it to make people non-culpable, so much as to make everyone realize they (or their fellow parishioners) are non-culpable and ensure they don't get stirred up about it.
To be clear, I agree with you that they should just communicate the obligation really well. But I don't think his concern is entirely unwarranted. There's significant confusion on the question, and that can cause significant problems for people with scruples, or for people who like to run everyone else's business.