APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO IRAQ 5-8 MARCH 2021
We pray for the successful visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, starting today.
Link to the timetable of events for Pope Francis in Iraq.
We pray for the successful visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, starting today.
Link to the timetable of events for Pope Francis in Iraq.
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Seamus Ahearne is wrestling with God, an angel or life itself.
Seamus can become distracted during the live streaming of Mass.
“The Virtual Mass is an Invitation into the life of a Community. It is hospitable. I should be gracious and respectful. But the Sanctuary (of those churches) speaks aggressively. I look around. The contradictions of many Sanctuaries attacks my senses. The Re-Ordering that happened some fifty years ago shouts and sometimes even screams. There was the compromise effort. It wasn’t a re-ordering; it was a disordering. The old was kept. The new was added. It doesn’t work. … The utter clutter is confusing. Surely it is now time to get this right.”
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I am appalled that Francis is making a foreign trip during a pandemic. He and his party are vaccinated, most people in Iraq are not. Watching TV footage of crowds lining his route there was no social distancing to be seen. Further the large number of security personnel needed adds further risk.
My prayer for this trip is that it will not be a super spreader.