tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post8929407556461200980..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: More for Rome to worry about. . . Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-70508331891203420932018-08-03T13:35:23.220-05:002018-08-03T13:35:23.220-05:00What would you expect from a church which no longe...What would you expect from a church which no longer holds on to its venerable traditions, especially the Liturgy which became, more or less, a Protestant worship service with some Catholic terminology? The precipitous decline began in the wake of Vatican II's full enforcement. That Catholics are still wondering where it all went wrong just shows that they are not willing to see the truth.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038508116670615703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-79318103023337102432018-08-01T14:07:46.585-05:002018-08-01T14:07:46.585-05:00Fr D,
I'm guessing, but perhaps the commentat...Fr D,<br /><br />I'm guessing, but perhaps the commentators who speak of "lay deacons" are thinking of "layman as opposed to professional" rather than "layman as opposed to cleric." If so, then "lay deacon" means a person who exercises ministry in the Church but is not employed by the Church, but has other employment.<br /><br />It's also true that this is a Lutheran blog and Lutheranism does not recognize any orders or degrees in the office of the Holy Ministry. So among Lutherans, (1) we rarely use the term "deacon", and (2) when we do, it almost always refers to a non-ordained role. When we see a person ministering in the RC Church who is not a priest and therefore cannot celebrate the Eucharist, we tend to think "he's not a real pastor, so he must be a layman."Chris Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220498656377282715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-3469365668440279162018-08-01T13:33:19.382-05:002018-08-01T13:33:19.382-05:00And what, pray tell, is a lay Deacon? The diaconat...And what, pray tell, is a lay Deacon? The diaconate is the first of the three Holy Orders in the traditional structure of the Christian ministry. Deacons are ordained to their office, just as are Priests and Bishops. So what is a lay deacon?<br /><br />Fr. D+Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-43278797149243846732018-07-31T22:56:30.221-05:002018-07-31T22:56:30.221-05:00There were 18,287 lay deacons in the Roman Catholi...There were 18,287 lay deacons in the Roman Catholic Church in <br />America in 2017Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-1321281584576849322018-07-31T19:57:52.180-05:002018-07-31T19:57:52.180-05:00The increased use of lay deacons makes sense. If ...The increased use of lay deacons makes sense. If Rome were to allow priests to marry, then many more people would be attracted to the ministry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-89942629682113420522018-07-31T09:13:39.855-05:002018-07-31T09:13:39.855-05:00The article fails to separate the number of total ...The article fails to separate the number of total priests from<br />active priests. In 1965 the Roman Catholic Church in America<br />had 58,000 priests, yet only 36,700 were active in a parish.<br /><br />In 2002, there were 46,000 total priests with only 15,000 active<br />in a parish.How does the RCC deal with this shortage? Can you<br />say DEACON? In 1965, there were 1,000 lay deacons, and by 2002,<br />there were 13,348 lay deacons.<br /><br />Hopefully someone can get an update on the number of lay deacons<br />in 2017. The past 15 years has probably seen a big increase. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com