In Thursday's Irish Times Rosita Boland writes a story about finding her old catechism book from the 1970s.
What theologians gave this book an imprimatur?
It is a religious workbook.
In one lesson the children are told that God loves everything but that he loves some things more than others. The childen are shown a picture of plants, animals, a non-baptised baby and than a baptised baby. The children are asked to circle the one God loves the most.
Really one word for this stuff - piffle.
Who are the people who gave this 'stuff' the ok?
It's easy to be wise in hindsight. But who are the equivalent people in the church today?
The evidence at hand offers little hope.
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3 comments:
Ah! well..."Saint"(?) Augustine sent the non-baptised babies to hell. Later on, the Church chose Limbo. Where do they go now? Have the Catholic theologians made up their minds about what God will do with those innocent children?
Piffle is not strong enough but politeness prevents from suggesting a better term.
Indeed.
There is something so fradulent about it all. And unfortunately that mindset is still there and seems to be in the ascendancy right now.
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